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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At the time, they were displaced from their home, staying with other families in a multistory apartment building near the Mediterranean.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Archaeologists uncover multistory buildings in once-thriving city lost to time.
—FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Often living in multistory apartment buildings, residents of this type of housing do not receive care, so little information, including on their health conditions, are collected.
—Terri Langford, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage of the plane, which was still fully loaded with fuel shortly after takeoff, and adjacent multistory buildings with water.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Archaeologists uncover multistory buildings in once-thriving city lost to time.
—FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Often living in multistory apartment buildings, residents of this type of housing do not receive care, so little information, including on their health conditions, are collected.
—Terri Langford, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage of the plane, which was still fully loaded with fuel shortly after takeoff, and adjacent multistory buildings with water.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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“Multistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistory. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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