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

Recent Examples on the Web The aerospace giant will first tear down the decades-old OBB Building there; plans show it will be replaced with the multistory office building. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024 The Norwegian Escape offers several restaurants and lounges on board as well as Broadway shows, five multistory waterslides, and the largest ropes course at sea. Meena Thiruvengadam, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024 One of these is a multistory school that Abu Issa, her two young children and her extended family — 20 people total — now call home. Anas Baba, NPR, 4 June 2024 Its downtown operation was a multistory complex of more than 50 buildings, one of which spanned a city street. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for multistory 

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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 1 Jul. 2024.

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