second-story

[ sek-uh nd-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]

/ ˈsɛk əndˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

of or located on the second story or floor.

of or relating to a second-story man: The theft was a second-story job.

Words nearby second-story

second floor

the floor or story above the ground floor.

(in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level. Compare first floor.

Also called second story.

First recorded in 1815–25

second story

second floor.

From a second-story window of a rooming house covered with red brick-patterned tarpaper comes the sound of a blues harmonica.

Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis |Stanley Booth |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From the second-story lounge, I look out over a gorgeous pool, a candy-striped garden bar, and a mixed crowd of hip revelers.

The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires |Jeff Campagna |February 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then, on Aug. 12, she was found beaten to death in a second-story bathroom of her home.

Georgetown Socialite Viola Drath Killed by Assassin, Husband Claims |Sandra McElwaine |November 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I remember sitting on my bedroom floor in our second-story apartment watching the evening news.

How I Went From Prep School to Prison |John Forté |February 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

We rarely see a reflector to exhibit us to the occupants of the second-story windows.

Saunterings |Charles Dudley Warner
"Gettin' in ain't the hard part," the second-story worker had explained.

The Time Mirror |Clark South
Wandering tendrils hung from the eaves and crept in the second-story windows.

That Old-Time Child, Roberta |Sophie Fox Sea
They are generally one on either side of the main hall, towering above the second-story balustrade.

The Art Of The Moving Picture |Vachel Lindsay
But closer acquaintance reveals to me his exceeding conceit over his art and technic, as a second-story expert.

Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist |Alexander Berkman

second floor

British the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground US and Canadian term: third floor

US and Canadian the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor British equivalent: first floor