storey

[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

storeys 

1. story.

storey

¹

/ ˈstɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a floor or level of a building

2. a set of rooms on one level

Storey

²

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of storey¹

C14: from Anglo-Latin historia, picture, from Latin: narrative, probably arising from the pictures on medieval windows

Example Sentences

Many residents were trapped on upper storeys awaiting rescue.

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Verified videos and photos show the upper storeys of the building severely damaged, blackened and smoking, with sections of walls and windows destroyed.

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Analysis of the item suggested the potter who made it first created a framework of wooden sticks and then coated it with clay to make a building with two storeys supported by pillars.

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Last May, the firm was given planning permission from Manchester City Council to turn the building into a 37 storey, 595 bed block of student flats.

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The vehicle involved was believed to have fallen from the third storey.

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