multistory

or mul·ti·sto·ried

[ muhl-ti-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]

adjective

1. (of a building) having several or many stories. story.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multistory¹

First recorded in 1915–20; multi- + story ²

Example Sentences

The 2-by-2-meter concrete tunnel lay beneath a road between two multistory buildings.

From Science News

If you have a multistory house, are on a slope or aren’t comfortable working on a ladder, hire a gutter-cleaning company.

From Washington Post

That’s a problem because most urban retailers in China are in multistory buildings.

From MIT Technology Review

Apartments in multistory buildings may be linked via a shared wastewater system, said Lidia Morawska, director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology.

From Fortune

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

From The Daily Beast

It began building an important project on an area that was an eyesore—an ugly multistory parking lot—then stumbled into this mess.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg