multistory

adjective

mul·​ti·​sto·​ry ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē How to pronounce multistory (audio)
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variants or less commonly multistoried or chiefly British multistorey
of a building
: having more than two stories
a multistory apartment building

Examples of multistory in a Sentence

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The researchers say that the discovery could enable food to be grown hydroponically in multistory buildings rather than fields. Alex Knapp, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 The multistory adobe houses of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, for example, are between 600 and 1,000 years old, and are still home to thousands or people. Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024 The Astronomy Discovery Center, will include a multistory LED theater called the Lowell Universe Theater, hands-on activities including the Orbits Curiosity Zone and an open sky planetarium. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024 The airstrike hit a multistory residential building. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multistory 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multistory was in 1871

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“Multistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistory. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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