second floor

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. Compare first floor.

second floor

noun

1. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground US and Canadian termthird floor
2. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor British equivalentfirst floor

Word History and Origins

Origin of second floor¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

You may end up buying your vases at a thrift store or online, but wholesale accessory stores like Moskatels at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market and GM Floral Co., which covers the second floor of the Southern California Flower Market as well as a much smaller space at the original market, can provide inspiration too.

From Los Angeles Times

But the jury is still out on that second floor, after the drivers had a series of accidents with it fitted in Austin.

From BBC

They were pointing at a balcony on the second floor, which was completely destroyed and had crumbled on to the collapsed floor below.

From BBC

It was in a bathroom drawer on the second floor.

From Los Angeles Times

She added that election officials have received ominous texts and phone calls, including one in which a voice said, “I know your son’s window is on the second floor by the oak tree.”

From Los Angeles Times