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

The attacks damaged residential buildings, including two multistory blocks. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Footage from that border area captured Wednesday showed a furious wave of material engulfing a multistory border facility known as the Gyirong Port Immigration Office. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

The latest project proposal includes a wide, multistory passageway that would cross underneath the site, providing pedestrians along Sheridan with views of and access to Lake Michigan. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

The institution was within walking distance of her multistory studio. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 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