multistory

or mul·ti·sto·ried

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

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈstɔr i, -ˈstoʊr i /

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adjective

(of a building) having several or many stories.

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Origin of multistory

First recorded in 1915–20; multi- + story²

Words nearby multistory

multisport, multistage, multistate, multistep hydroplane, multistorey, multistory, multisyllabic, multisyllable, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, multitask, multitasking

How to use multistory in a sentence

The 2-by-2-meter concrete tunnel lay beneath a road between two multistory buildings.
A new gravity sensor used atoms’ weird quantum behavior to peer underground|Maria Temming|February 28, 2022|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.
Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list|Jeanne Huber|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
That’s a problem because most urban retailers in China are in multistory buildings.
How Alibaba tracks China’s delivery drivers|Yuan Ren|October 27, 2021|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.
Scientists found coronavirus in a long-vacant apartment. A possible spreader? ‘Fecal aerosol plumes’|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 27, 2020|Fortune

There were conflicting reports whether he was killed in the attack on the multistory home or managed to escape.
Will Israel Order a Ground Invasion in Gaza?|Sarah A. Topol, Dan Ephron|November 19, 2012|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.
Response to Rashid Khalidi|Gil Troy|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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