storey

American  

[stawr-ee, stohr-ee] / ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

storeys

1. story.

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storey ¹ British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a floor or level of a building

2. a set of rooms on one level

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Storey ² British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪ /

noun

1. David ( Malcolm ). born 1933, British novelist and dramatist. His best-known works include the novels This Sporting Life (1960) and A Serious Man (1998) and the plays In Celebration (1969), Home (1970), and Stages (1992)

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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

Example Sentences

The parliament building is a sprawling three-storey structure, with a central portion that is nine storeys high.

From BBC

Prof Gaffney, from the University of Bradford, explained it would have taken a lot of effort to dig the holes - around two storeys deep - from the chalk landscape.

From BBC

The size of the tower above the station has been reduced to 19 storeys, realigning the building to avoid interfering with the Andaz Hotel, redesigning entrances, and landscaping and benches around the Kindertransport Statue.

From BBC

The planned Nobu Manchester scheme will feature a second building on Great Bridgewater Street, which will stand at 23 storeys tall and have 133 apartments aimed at the affordable homes market.

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Two storeys of the building used as a depot were destroyed in the fire, images aired by the Turkish NTV channel showed.

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