storey
noun
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- a variation of story.
storey
American
[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
/ ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i /
noun
Chiefly British.
storeys
plural
storey
1
British
/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
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a floor or level of a building
-
a set of rooms on one level
Storey
2
British
/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of storey
C14: from Anglo-Latin historia, picture, from Latin: narrative, probably arising from the pictures on medieval windows
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Images, widely circulated online, showed huge snow piles reaching up to the second storey of buildings and people digging their way through roads as snow blanketed cars on either side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The vehicle involved was believed to have fallen from the third storey.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
Six fire engines were sent to Blairlinn Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld at 14:35 where a single storey building was found to be "well alight".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
The school's two existing buildings will be demolished and replaced with a single two storey building, with temporary accommodation in place during the construction.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
He ran back to the lower storey and tried the door.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Born without a functioning left hand, Storey began her Paralympic career as a 14-year-old swimmer in 1992 and won 16 medals in the pool across four Games, including five golds.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Storey offers a second positive argument for pharma and biotech, noting they could benefit from deregulation and an improved environment for initial public offerings External link and mergers and acquisitions.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Storey says the medical-device industry’s growth is still likely to be hampered by tariffs.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Storey tells clients in a note that NAB’s cash earnings were slightly higher than he had anticipated, once one-off items are stripped out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Take the case of Wilbur Storey, the owner of the Chicago Times newspaper.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Among the first remnants of the building to be dismantled is a 'floating' chimney stack still attached to the adjoining block, several storeys above ground.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them Thursday from what a city councillor estimated was a height of 20 storeys at the Binaliw Landfill, a privately operated facility in Cebu City.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Two storeys of the building used as a depot were destroyed in the fire, images aired by the Turkish NTV channel showed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
The current vacant office block at 130 Fenchurch Street, known as Fountain House, will be demolished to make way for two new towers, one with 31 storeys and the other 34.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Some were a full four storeys high; in one block, the fronts of the buildings were decorated with beaten gold.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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