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
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The home features a ground floor with 17-foot ceilings, a 30-foot-high atrium with garden, a penthouse suite with oak floors and spa bath, an oversize living-entertaining space, an artist's studio and skylit gallery, a roof deck, and private parking.
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The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Gathered for the meeting on the West Wing ground floor were President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen, CIA Director Leon Panetta – and Biden, who was now vice president.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
The material is used in several ground floor rooms, including an exhibition area with an inaugural show of paintings on hemp canvas by French artist Edgar Sarin.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 June 2024
If rain from that same storm or hurricane floods and wrecks your ground floor, homeowners insurance will not cover it.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
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The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Gathered for the meeting on the West Wing ground floor were President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen, CIA Director Leon Panetta – and Biden, who was now vice president.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
The material is used in several ground floor rooms, including an exhibition area with an inaugural show of paintings on hemp canvas by French artist Edgar Sarin.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 June 2024
If rain from that same storm or hurricane floods and wrecks your ground floor, homeowners insurance will not cover it.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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