multistory

or mul·ti·sto·ried

[ muhl-ti-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]

adjective

1. (of a building) having several or many stories. story.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multistory¹

First recorded in 1915–20; multi- + story ²

Example Sentences

Police say tenants in four nearby occupied residential multistory apartment complexes were evacuated from their homes.

From Los Angeles Times

At Steel’s election headquarters in a multistory outdoor mall in Buena Park, dozens of volunteers gathered early one overcast Saturday for coffee, mochi donuts and a refresher on voter outreach.

From Los Angeles Times

There, developers are knocking down small, old houses and building multistory box-like structures with as many as five bedrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

The tree had grown into their neighbor’s garage so it had to be removed, exposing their yard to the multistory apartment building behind them.

From Los Angeles Times

AP video in Khan Younis showed some people returning to a landscape marked by shattered multistory buildings and climbing over debris.

From Seattle Times