ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
investors who got in on the ground floor
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Firefighters arrived just a few minutes after the first calls and found heavy smoke and flames emanating from the residence's ground floor.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
As for the new station, a village document indicates the building will be about 34,500 square feet with at least two above-ground floors and a basement.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Much like the three Legendary Suites also located here and named after notable guests, including Somerset Maughan, whose ground floor residence opens onto a private garden.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Féraud said reports from the inspections that were carried out mentioned a maximum capacity of 100 people on the bar’s ground floor and 100 in its basement.
—Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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