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
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Footage from the city shows many multistory buildings completely flattened and others ripped apart by blasts.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
But the multistory building at the corner of Walnut and Second Streets was more than just a place to eat.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
At the time, they were displaced from their home, staying with other families in a multistory apartment building near the Mediterranean.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
The two-alarm fire was burning in a multi-unit and multistory apartment building at 9th and Madison streets, according to a social media post from the Oakland Fire Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
But the multistory building at the corner of Walnut and Second Streets was more than just a place to eat.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
At the time, they were displaced from their home, staying with other families in a multistory apartment building near the Mediterranean.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
The two-alarm fire was burning in a multi-unit and multistory apartment building at 9th and Madison streets, according to a social media post from the Oakland Fire Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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“Multistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistory. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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