multistory

adjective

mul·​ti·​sto·​ry ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē 

-ˌtī-

variants or less commonly multistoried

ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ēd 

-ˌtī-

or chiefly British multistorey

ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē 

-ˌtī-

of a building

: having more than two stories

a multistory apartment building

Examples of multistory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This new generation of technology can print multistory structures, something earlier versions could not. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 May 2026

This one-of-a-kind property, which dates to 1851, was once the Charles Street Jail, and stepping into the multistory lobby feels like going back in time. — Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2026

In Kyiv, the attack damaged civilian infrastructure, including a hotel in the central part of the city and an entire multistory residential building. — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The visual accompaniment to the president’s promise of national enjoyment showed two multistory stone arcades running down the length of the Mall—very classical, very retvrn—thronged with crowds. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multistory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• feudatory
• gustatory