The phrase ground floor of course refers to the floor of a building closest to the ground.
Floor vs ground in english.
Let s take a look at a small but important difference in british and american english.
Informal the beginning of a venture especially regarded as a position of advantage.
Floor was an archaic word for ground centuries ago and in britain floor is used in the game of cricket to refer to the ground but these examples can hardly explain such a usage in american english.
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The naming of floors in a building.
First floor ground floor in the us the first floor of a building is also the ground floor but in europe the first floor is the floor above the ground floor and the second floor is the one above that.
Floor definition is the level base of a room.
But also still refers to something connected to the physical ground.
In american english on the other hand the word floor simply designates any level of a building including the ground floor which has no elevation.
In spanish suelo means both ground and floor but i can t see any connection with the increasing use of the two words as interchangeable terms in english.
This is important information for novice american travelers trying to find their hotel rooms.
We occasionally refer to the floor of the ocean or of the forest and so on but in ordinary usage a floor is part of a building or.
In british english the floor of a building at street level is called the ground floor the floor above it is the first floor and the floor below is called the basement.
How to use floor in a sentence.
Ground floor synonyms ground floor pronunciation ground floor translation english dictionary definition of ground floor.
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The floor of a building at or nearest ground level.
It defines a floor simply as the space between two literal floors in a building.
Grounded these days commonly refers to an emotional state.
Ground but i just thought i d double check with you guys first.
The french dictionary complicates this distinction.