second floor

American  

noun

1. the floor or story above the ground floor.

2. (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.

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second floor British  

noun

1. US and Canadian term: third floor.  the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground

2. British equivalent: first floor.  the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

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Etymology

Origin of second floor

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

My friend Joseph Lee has his painting studio on the second floor of a strip mall plaza, his half-squeezed tubes of paint line the walls from end to end.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Partyers could climb to the second floor of a temporary structure, where a bar offered views of the Manhattan skyline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Multiple vehicles were affected on the second floor of car park one, a spokesperson said, but no-one was believed to be injured.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

On the second floor, there is an en-suite primary bedroom and two guest rooms with a shared bath.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Inside, the house is dark and muffled, silent but for the tick of the grandfather clock in the parlor, the cough of a boarder on the second floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse