ground floor definition

See also: groundfloor and ground-floor

English

ground floor (plural ground floors)

The floor of a building closest to ground level; what is also known by some American English speakers as the first floor. (US)
(informal) The initial stage of a project.
- 1981, Texas Monthly (volume 9, number 7, page 171)
  We are the exclusive marketing agents for three excellent condominium developments which can get you in on the ground floor of a truly fine winter/summer resort experience.

floor of a building closest to ground level

Armenian: առաջին հարկ (aṙaǰin hark)
Basque: beheko solairu
Catalan: planta baixa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 一樓, 一楼 (yī lóu), 底層 (zh), 底层 (zh) (dǐcéng)
Czech: přízemí (cs) n
Dutch: begane grond (nl) m
Esperanto: partero, teretaĝo
Finnish: pohjakerros (fi), ensimmäinen kerros, katutaso (fi)
French: rez-de-chaussée (fr)
Galician: soto m, baixo (gl) m
Georgian: ნულოვანი სართული (nulovani sartuli), ქვედა სართული (kveda sartuli), პირველი სართული (ṗirveli sartuli), ცოკოლის სართული (coḳolis sartuli)
German: Erdgeschoss (de) n
Greek: ισόγειο (el) n (isógeio)
Hebrew: קוֹמַת קַרְקַע‎ f (komát karká')
Icelandic: jarðhæð (is) f
Italian: pianterreno (it) m, pian terreno m