multistory
adjective
mul·ti·sto·ry
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē 
-ˌtī-
variants
or less commonly multistoried
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ēd
or chiefly British multistorey
-ˌtī-
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē
-ˌtī-
of a building
: having more than two stories
a multistory apartment building
Examples of multistory in a Sentence
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Its downtown operation was a multistory complex of more than 50 buildings, one of which spanned a city street.
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Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Oceanside Transit Center development will include up to 547 apartments, 165 hotel rooms, a multistory office building, retail stores and three parking garages.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
But in a matter of minutes on Saturday, the sprawling, multistory mall instead became a site of panic, chaos and terror.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Chanel recently opened a multistory emporium on Rodeo Drive, its largest store in the United States.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Hale said Pereira’s original concept called for the complex to grow to 24 stages and 2.5 million square feet of production space, including several multistory office buildings.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Many buildings remained intact, some of them old and weather-worn; others modern, multistory concrete-and-glass structures.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah (the three most heavily populated parts of the Gaza Strip) are mazes of multistory concrete and brick buildings that are often poorly constructed, rickety, and prone to collapse under artillery or airstrikes.
—David Kilcullen, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2023
Last year some 1,500 buildings, including multistory residential complexes, were restored.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Oceanside Transit Center development will include up to 547 apartments, 165 hotel rooms, a multistory office building, retail stores and three parking garages.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
But in a matter of minutes on Saturday, the sprawling, multistory mall instead became a site of panic, chaos and terror.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Chanel recently opened a multistory emporium on Rodeo Drive, its largest store in the United States.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Hale said Pereira’s original concept called for the complex to grow to 24 stages and 2.5 million square feet of production space, including several multistory office buildings.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Many buildings remained intact, some of them old and weather-worn; others modern, multistory concrete-and-glass structures.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah (the three most heavily populated parts of the Gaza Strip) are mazes of multistory concrete and brick buildings that are often poorly constructed, rickety, and prone to collapse under artillery or airstrikes.
—David Kilcullen, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2023
Last year some 1,500 buildings, including multistory residential complexes, were restored.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Multistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistory. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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