first floor

noun

1. the ground floor of a building.
2. the floor above the ground floor of a building.

first floor

noun

1. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor US and Canadian termsecond floor
2. another term for ground floor

Word History and Origins

Origin of first floor¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Mr Marsh's daughter will receive the honour 75 years after he died from spinal injuries after falling through a hole in the first floor of a derelict church while responding to a fire in Birmingham.

From BBC

Ms Gallagher's shop is located on the first floor of a building in one of the worst affected areas, Sugar Island.

From BBC

A teenage boy was pulled from the first floor of a collapsed building.

From BBC

The house has three rooms on the ground floor, four rooms on the first floor and a further three to four rooms on the lower ground floor.

From BBC

From WXYZ's reporting, Eaton posted screenshots of people in gowns waiting outside in the rain for the event on a busy first floor.

From Salon