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grownd-FLOR/ˌɡraʊnd ˈflɔː/

The ground floor (id: ground-floor) is the floor of a building at street level (UK). In US English that floor is often called the first floor; in the UK the first floor is the one above. Fire: the ground-floor assembly point is the playground; the lift is not for drills.

Meaning

The floor of a building at street level (UK; US first floor).

Examples

• “The ground-floor assembly point is the playground; the lift is not for fire drills.”
• “Ground-floor rooms in halls are still not a party space; quiet hours apply on every floor.”

Good to know

the ground floor (UK). US: often the first floor. Contrast: the first floor (UK = one up). Fire / halls. Mix-up: ground is also earth or a reason (grounds for).

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