multistory

[muhl-ti-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee] /ˌmʌl tɪˈstɔr i, -ˈstoʊr i/

adjective

(of a building) having several or many stories.

Origin of multistory

1915-1920

First recorded in 1915-20; multi- + story²

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Contemporary Examples

There were conflicting reports whether he was killed in the attack on the multistory home or managed to escape.

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Historical Examples

A type of elevator known as the “teagle” was in use in some multistory English factories by about 1835.

Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 Robert M. Vogel

Word Origin and History for multistory

adj.

also multi-story, multi-storey, 1918, from multi- + story (2).

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