Definitions

ground floor

NOUN

starting point

Synonyms

WEAK

beginnings first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

Example Sentences

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Spanish, British and Canadian investors, among others, thought they were getting in on the ground floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Filming from the ground floor with handheld cameras that wouldn’t stir museum security’s suspicion, P.A.I.N. captured a truly remarkable sight as the Sackler’s blizzard came to life.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The entresol is not the ground floor, and it’s not the first floor.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman