first floor
noun
plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British : the floor next above the ground floor
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Café Carlyle, the intimate cabaret space that opened on the first floor of the classic New York city hotel is a singular experience-one many believe to be a perfect New York city night. 
Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 12 Sep. 2022 The space, which is on the first floor of the museum's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art, previously was known as the Latin American Folk Art Gallery. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2022 After spending two years servicing clients online or by appointment, Au is itching to host them inside his store, which opened this month on the first floor of a 106-year-old townhouse located in one of Philly’s most picturesque locales. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Must-see spaces on the first floor also include the formal dining room, sunroom, home office, laundry room and two half baths. Joey Morona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Oleksandr Beliy, a 72-year-old welder living on the first floor, spends his days drinking tea and feeding the pigeons that land on his windowsill each morning. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Elsewhere on the first floor are a gourmet chef’s kitchen with Azul Macabus countertops and a library that’s been outfitted with custom mahogany bookshelves. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2022 The Winstanleys bought Rockin' R with a friend last year, and are turning an existing structure on the property into a two-story El Arroyo, with banquet facilities on the first floor and a restaurant on the second. Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 29 Aug. 2022 On the first floor, there’s a bright and open living room and dining room with several chandeliers and pillars with marble inlay and detailed woodwork on walls and ceilings. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 12 Sep. 2022 The space, which is on the first floor of the museum's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art, previously was known as the Latin American Folk Art Gallery. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2022 After spending two years servicing clients online or by appointment, Au is itching to host them inside his store, which opened this month on the first floor of a 106-year-old townhouse located in one of Philly’s most picturesque locales. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Must-see spaces on the first floor also include the formal dining room, sunroom, home office, laundry room and two half baths. Joey Morona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Oleksandr Beliy, a 72-year-old welder living on the first floor, spends his days drinking tea and feeding the pigeons that land on his windowsill each morning. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Elsewhere on the first floor are a gourmet chef’s kitchen with Azul Macabus countertops and a library that’s been outfitted with custom mahogany bookshelves. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2022 The Winstanleys bought Rockin' R with a friend last year, and are turning an existing structure on the property into a two-story El Arroyo, with banquet facilities on the first floor and a restaurant on the second. Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 29 Aug. 2022 On the first floor, there’s a bright and open living room and dining room with several chandeliers and pillars with marble inlay and detailed woodwork on walls and ceilings. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2