multistory
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having more than one story or floor: Describes a building that is constructed with multiple levels stacked vertically above the ground.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The city's downtown is filled with multistory office buildings.
- They live in a modern multistory apartment complex.
- Parking is available in the multistory car park behind the mall.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in urban planning, architecture, and real estate contexts to describe the vertical scale of development.
- It can imply a certain density or efficient use of land, as opposed to single-story, sprawling constructions.
Variants and Related Words
- Multistorey (Adjective): A chiefly British English spelling variant of "multistory." It has the same meaning.
- He works in a multistorey building in London.
- High-rise (Adjective/Noun): Often used for very tall multistory buildings, typically with many floors.
- The skyline is dominated by high-rise towers.
- Low-rise (Adjective): Describes a building with only a few stories, typically fewer than four.
Synonyms
- Multi-level
- Multi-floored
Antonyms
- Single-story
- One-story
Adjective
- having more than one story