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When you visit a foreign city you are in it, but not of it, separated by a glass wall. Once, while a student, I was getting dressed in my ground-floor room when a family of Italians crossed the grass to watch, as if I were laid on for their amusement and instruction.
Simon Hoggart

Meaning of "ground-floor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUND-FLOOR

ground-floor  [ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː] play
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WHAT DOES GROUND-FLOOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Storey

A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people. The plurals are storeys and stories, respectively. The terms floor, level, or deck can also be used in this sense; except that one may use "ground floor" and "ground level" for the floor closer to what is considered the ground or street level. The words "storey" and "floor" also generally exclude levels of the building that have no roof, even if they are used by people—such as the terrace on the top roof of many buildings. Houses commonly have only one or two floors. Buildings are often classified as low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise according to how many levels they contain; but these categories are not well-defined. The tallest skyscraper in the world, Burj Khalifa, has 163 floors. As of 2013, the tallest planned skyscraper, Sky City, is planned to have 202 floors. The height of each storey is based on the ceiling height of the rooms plus the thickness of the floors between each pain. Generally this is around 10 feet or 3 metres total, however it varies widely from just under this figure to well over it.

Definition of ground-floor in the English dictionary

The definition of ground-floor in the dictionary is located on the ground floor of a building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROUND-FLOOR


Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
claw
klɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
flaw
flɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
heirs-at-law
ˈeəʳzətˈlɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
lore
lɔː
Mangalore
ˌmæŋɡəˈlɔː
mothers-in-law
ˈmʌðəzɪnˌlɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː
scofflaw
ˈskɒflɔː
subfloor
ˈsʌbˌflɔː
underfloor
ˈʌndəˌflɔː
windflaw
ˈwɪndˌflɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUND-FLOOR

ground staff
ground state
ground stroke
ground troops
ground war
ground water
ground wave
ground wire
ground zero
ground-breaking
ground-plane aerial
ground-to-air
ground-to-ground
groundage
groundbait
groundbreaker
groundburst
grounded
groundedly
grounder

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUND-FLOOR

dance floor
dirt floor
factory floor
first floor
forest floor
get in on the ground floor
ground floor
mezzanine floor
parquet floor
pelvic floor
quarry-tiled floor
sea floor
second floor
shop floor
slatted floor
take the floor
third floor
to end up on the cutting room floor
top floor
trading floor

Synonyms and antonyms of ground-floor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ground-floor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUND-FLOOR

Find out the translation of ground-floor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ground-floor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ground-floor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地面层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la planta baja
570 millions of speakers

English

ground-floor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमीन मंजिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الطابق الأرضي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на первом этаже
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rés-do- chão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচ তলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rez-de- chaussée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

aras bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erdgeschoss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

1階の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지상 층
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

lantai ngisor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tầng trệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரை தளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तळमजला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zemin kat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piano terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на першому поверсі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισόγειο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grondvloer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bottenvåningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

første etasje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ground-floor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUND-FLOOR»

The term «ground-floor» is very widely used and occupies the 14.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUND-FLOOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ground-floor

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2 QUOTES WITH «GROUND-FLOOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ground-floor.
1
Simon Hoggart
When you visit a foreign city you are in it, but not of it, separated by a glass wall. Once, while a student, I was getting dressed in my ground-floor room when a family of Italians crossed the grass to watch, as if I were laid on for their amusement and instruction.
2
Amos Oz
I was born and bred in a tiny, low-ceilinged ground-floor apartment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUND-FLOOR»

Discover the use of ground-floor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ground-floor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peacebuilding in the Balkans: The View from the Ground Floor
Challenges the conventional wisdom that common people are merely passive recipients of peacebuilding projects.
Paula May Pickering, 2007
2
Concrete Industrial Ground Floors
This guide describes the requirements of industry for high-quality floors and relates these to the engineering solutions adopted as current working practice.
Frank R. Neal, 2002
3
Brickwork
After reading this chapter you should be able to: 1 Have a good knowledge of the Building Regulations concerning ground floor construction. 2 Understand how to prevent dampness penetrating ground floors. 3 Know what types of bricks are ...
W. G. Nash, 1988
4
Ron Bacardi Y Compania, S. A. , Administration Building ...
Archive: 5904.104 Neg: L.366-17 189 Ground-floor plan. Pencil, colored pencil ( red) on paper. 23" x37" (58.4 x 94 cm.) Dated: August 18, 1959 Archive: 5904.124 Neg: F.995-16 189 Ground-floor plan. Pencil on acetate. 24%" x 38" ( 61.6 x ...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Franz Schulze, George E. Danforth, 1992
5
Egypt
12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat III 1843 - 1797 BC. Ground floor Gallery 16. 17. Statue of Mentuhotep Nebhepetre 1 1th Dynasty reign of Mentuhotep II 2061 - 2010 BC. Ground floor, gallery 26. 18. Wooden statue of Senusert I 12th Dynasty,  ...
‎2007
6
Beiträge Zur 15. Internationalen Konferenz Zu Stadtplanung, ...
All these characteristics interact with the ground floor zone, street spaces and common areas within the urban fabric of the city. The ground floor zone and surrounding open spaces establish the quality of life and are key to the image of the ...
Manfred Schrenk, 2010
7
Metric Handbook
300–400 morning and afternoon Main reception and waiting area usually ground floor but parts may be on other levels Fracture clinic to accident dept, convenient access to pharmacy, good access to medical records dept – often adjacent 16 ...
David Adler, 2007
8
Geological Survey Professional Paper
The time history of north-south differential motion at the ground floor (fig. 255), computed by differencing the displacement time histories for traces 10 and 11 (fig . 249), indicates that the maximum differential motion between the west and east  ...
9
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union Vol.iv
Room 10 (Ground Floor) Commission 4 Ephemerides n 11 i11 (First Floor) 12 Solar Physics n 11 11o (First Floor) 25 Stellar Photometry 106 (First Floor) 26 Double Stars n 11 1 (Ground Floor) „ 27 Variable Stars 11 n 101 (First Floor) 3i Bureau ...
10
Glacial Period
Received in the Louvre in 1797, MR 238/Ma 83 Sully Pavilion, Ground floor, Room 17. Edmé Bouchardon Sleeping faun, 1726-30 Marble, 184 cm x 142 cm x 119 cm Received in the Louvre in 1892 Richelieu Pavilion, Mezzanine, Puget Court ...
Nicolas De Crécy, 2014

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUND-FLOOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ground-floor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Political Happy Hour: July 13, 2015
As the battering ram clanged against the door, they moved quickly into the ground-floor bathroom. Chapo activated the escape hatch by ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
Goats and Charles Manson Kick Off New York Fashion Week: Men's
... and then step into a ground-floor studio where a group of models lined up perp-style against a wall is exhibiting a collection of what look like ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Police blotter: Two bikes reported stolen from Wilmette CTA station
The resident said she found the screen to a front ground-floor window had been removed and was laying on the ground when she discovered ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Restaurant space at 50 Biscayne hits the market
Two-story, ground-floor commercial space at 50 Biscayne in downtown Miami has been listed for $8.3 million, Marcus & Millichap announced ... «The Real Deal South Florida, Jul 15»
5
New life for an empty red brick relic
The building is about to undergo a $28 million conversion to affordable apartments and ground-floor retail. Shovels go in the ground next ... «Eagle-Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Palo Alto looks to cement protection for ground-floor retail
After passing an urgency law earlier this year to preserve ground-floor retail from converting to offices, Palo Alto officials are now working on a ... «Palo Alto Online, Jun 15»
7
Palo Alto: Council extends ban on conversion of ground-floor retail …
PALO ALTO -- An effort to stop office space from replacing retail in Palo Alto will continue for the foreseeable future. On Monday, the City ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»

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