Second-story
[sek-uh nd-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee] /ˈsɛk əndˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i/
adjective
1.
of or located on the second story or floor.
2.
of or relating to a second-story man:
The theft was a second-story job.
second story
noun
1.
second floor.
second floor
noun
1.
the floor or story above the ground floor.
2.
(in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.
Compare first floor.
second floor
noun
1.
(Brit) the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground US and Canadian term third floor
2.
(US & Canadian) the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor British equivalent first floor
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