ground floor

NOUN

starting point

Synonyms

WEAK

beginnings first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

Example Sentences

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The small ground floor courtroom was full of Greek and foreign journalists on Thursday morning.

From BBC

Five minutes past midnight, she hit "submit" on her story and headed downstairs to the ground floor.

From BBC

Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.

From Barron's

A log had rolled from the fire and set the ground floor on fire.

From Literature

Another $1.1 million was set aside to build fences and secure the ground floors of the building.

From Los Angeles Times