the ground floornoun [ S ]
uk/ˌɡraʊnd ˈflɔːr/us/ˌɡraʊnd ˈflɔːr/UK US usually first floorB1 the floor of a building that is at the same level as the ground outside:
My office is on the ground floor.
More examples
- His office is on the ground floor.
- It's really dark on the ground floor.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- decking
- floor
- ground level
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- story
- the first floor
- the second floor
- top floor
- underfloor
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ground-floor
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˌɡraʊndˈflɔːr/us/-ˈflɔːr/
a ground-floor office
Idiom(s)
be/get in on the ground floor