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second story

1 American  

noun

  1. second floor.

second-story 2 American  
[sek-uhnd-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee] / ˈsɛk əndˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

adjective

  1. of or located on the second story or floor.

  2. of or relating to a second-story man.

    The theft was a second-story job.

Example Sentences

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The White House ballroom project is also expected to add a second story to the West Wing, which houses offices for staff as well as the president.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Mr. Holmes’s second story describes the rapid growth of science and technology during Tennyson’s early life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Serious crab keepers install a second story to their tank, called a topper, that functions as a playground.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Now there's a second story from the same batch of Georgia reporting at ProPublica.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

By then, the entire second story of our house had filled with smoke.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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