Ground Floor (Noun)
Meaning 1
Becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Meaning 2
The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The shopping center was extremely popular because the big restaurants and department stores had direct entrances at ground-floor level.
- Vornado controls retail frontage totaling some 5400 SF from Second Street back and bounded vertically only on this subject office skyscrapers impressive central spaces eight building facade corners office base center towers half facing by not is six offices existing rear section: comprising below units elevated set forth all back, ground-floor 55: retail/office.
- The old Victorian train stations often had these distinctive ground-floor and first-floor ticketing offices for first class along with " Third Class Ticket and general waiting room".
- For this house design, consider opening up a few windows on the ground floor to make it blend more in front with its natural surroundings.
- The building had some offices, a small café, and the owner of the building lived on the ground floor.