main floor

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandfloor

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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(Definition ofmainandfloorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain floor

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This is entered through a gate that is located beneath the terrace linking the garage roof with themainfloorof the residence.
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This driveway originally overlooked themainfloorof the barn, which was at a lower level cut into the lakeshore.
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Minor spaces like the porch on themainfloor, or the bathroom on the balcony floor, are defined by being set back from the living-room elevation.
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But when we got to themainfloor—it was a special exhibition for which payment was charged—we were refused admission because she was in a wheelchair.
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Those paintings are not of course hung in quite the same style as those on themainfloor, but they are there for the public to see.
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Rules at the satellite stages on themainfloortend to be the same as the main stage.
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The main stage is visible from themainfloor, and the main bar is accessible, if one is present.
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For example, in a house, themainfloormay be served by one heating zone while the upstairs bedrooms are served by another.
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At one point a small children's room was attached to the bottom ofmainfloorwith a small child-sized access door between the two rooms.
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It is accessed from the rear of themainfloor.
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It could accommodate more than 1000 couples dancing and had a separate area for couples to learn the dances before taking to themainfloor.
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A double loggia occurs when a loggia is found on the second floor level above a loggia on themainfloor.
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Some of the crowd were climbing down the seats and onto themainfloor, a potential safety hazard.
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There are three open-concept galleries on themainfloor, including a central clerestory gallery.
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A lectern in front of the ark has a square well a few inches below themainfloorfor the service leader to stand in.
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On either side there were two flanking bays with pedimented window surrounds on the grandmainfloor and square three-over-three windows on the bedroom floor.
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The seating capacity is 1525, with approximately 600mainfloorseats, 500 raised orchestra level seats and 400 balcony seats.
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In addition to the main sanctuary, there are bathrooms and a cloakroom on themainfloor.
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Drawn underground from the injury, the creature below destroys themainfloorand rises, a gigantic monster with tentacles, one eye and a large mouth.
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