Definition of storey in English:

storey

(North American story)

nounPlural stories, Plural storeys ˈstɔːri

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.
in combination a three-storey building
Example sentencesExamples
- The apartments will be arranged in courtyards with the highest building rising to five storeys, including the penthouse level.
- The 10,000 sq. ft. building has three storeys over a basement and also includes a car park with access from Tobergal Lane.
- The whole building will be raised half a storey above the ground to comply with existing levels.
- Both buildings are three storeys with retail use at ground floor level and the upper floors in use as offices and storage.
- She said work on the top floor of the three storey building began in January and is expected to be finished by the end of this month.
- Inside the glass box are a large open dining room and living room, both two stories high.
- Less than one minute later, she was in Ms Kiss's office, on the second floor of the three storey building.
- The building, four storeys high and designed to a taut geometry, is an abstract composition of concrete, stainless steel and glass.
- Player, administration and spectator facilities are arranged on three levels underneath the grandstand, with changing areas on the lowest storey at pitch level.
- The apartment blocks will range in size up to a maximum of four storeys above courtyard level, and the first phase of units will be ready for occupation within a year.
- A reinforced concrete structure, with doors and windows in steel, the building is eleven storeys, plus a roof terrace and basement.
- Arches in three planes provide long spans in the prayer hall and carry the upper three storeys of the mosque.
- Some went as high as five stories, the top floor usually containing servants' rooms.
- The three storey building comprises a ground floor retail unit and residential accommodation overhead.
- Its walls stand five-foot thick, the building is three storeys high with small castellated towers sticking out at the tops of each corner of the building.
- Towards the north end, the building rises to two storeys, and the roof of the colonnade forms an external gallery.
- The original building was two storeys with the upper floor being removed in 1866.
- Think of a jet faster than the Concorde, or a building taller than 120 storeys.
- The new facility, which provides accommodation for 102 children in a two and a half storey building, is on a small site on Glenmorris Street.
- Steel girders have been used in its construction, which could allow for building of a second storey or mezzanine.
Synonyms
floor, level, tier
flight, deck
piano nobile, mezzanine, entresol

Derivatives

storeyed

adjective ˈstɔːrɪd

British

in combination (of a building) having a specified number of stories.
four-storeyed houses

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of Latin historia 'history, story', a special use in Anglo-Latin, perhaps originally denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures on the front of a building (representing a historical subject).

story from Middle English:
Both storey and story (and indeed history) come from Latin historia ‘history, story’. A story was initially a historical account or representation, usually involving passages of bible history and legends of the saints. From the 1500s the word was used in connection with fictitious events for the entertainment of people. As for storey, which is essentially the same word, there may have originally been a reference to tiers of painted windows or sculptures used to decorate the front of a building, each one representing a historical subject. So each tier was a different ‘story’ or, once the spelling changed, ‘storey’. Eventually the word came to refer to a level or floor of a building. At some time in the 1930s or before, someone told a long, rambling anecdote about a dog with shaggy hair. It must have caught the public imagination, as ever since then any long rambling story or joke that is only amusing because it is absurdly inconsequential or pointless has been a shaggy-dog story.

Rhymes

cacciatore, Corey, dory, Florey, flory, furore, glory, gory, hoary, hunky-dory, lory, Maury, monsignori, Montessori, multistorey, Pori, Rory, satori, saury, story, Tory, vainglory

单词	storey
释义	Definition of storey in English: storey (North American story) nounPlural stories, Plural storeys ˈstɔːri A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level. in combination a three-storey building Example sentencesExamples The apartments will be arranged in courtyards with the highest building rising to five storeys, including the penthouse level. The 10,000 sq. ft. building has three storeys over a basement and also includes a car park with access from Tobergal Lane. The whole building will be raised half a storey above the ground to comply with existing levels. Both buildings are three storeys with retail use at ground floor level and the upper floors in use as offices and storage. She said work on the top floor of the three storey building began in January and is expected to be finished by the end of this month. Inside the glass box are a large open dining room and living room, both two stories high. Less than one minute later, she was in Ms Kiss's office, on the second floor of the three storey building. The building, four storeys high and designed to a taut geometry, is an abstract composition of concrete, stainless steel and glass. Player, administration and spectator facilities are arranged on three levels underneath the grandstand, with changing areas on the lowest storey at pitch level. The apartment blocks will range in size up to a maximum of four storeys above courtyard level, and the first phase of units will be ready for occupation within a year. A reinforced concrete structure, with doors and windows in steel, the building is eleven storeys, plus a roof terrace and basement. Arches in three planes provide long spans in the prayer hall and carry the upper three storeys of the mosque. Some went as high as five stories, the top floor usually containing servants' rooms. The three storey building comprises a ground floor retail unit and residential accommodation overhead. Its walls stand five-foot thick, the building is three storeys high with small castellated towers sticking out at the tops of each corner of the building. Towards the north end, the building rises to two storeys, and the roof of the colonnade forms an external gallery. The original building was two storeys with the upper floor being removed in 1866. Think of a jet faster than the Concorde, or a building taller than 120 storeys. The new facility, which provides accommodation for 102 children in a two and a half storey building, is on a small site on Glenmorris Street. Steel girders have been used in its construction, which could allow for building of a second storey or mezzanine. Synonyms floor, level, tier flight, deck piano nobile, mezzanine, entresol Derivatives storeyed adjective ˈstɔːrɪd British in combination (of a building) having a specified number of stories. four-storeyed houses Origin Late Middle English: shortening of Latin historia 'history, story', a special use in Anglo-Latin, perhaps originally denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures on the front of a building (representing a historical subject). story from Middle English: Both storey and story (and indeed history) come from Latin historia ‘history, story’. A story was initially a historical account or representation, usually involving passages of bible history and legends of the saints. From the 1500s the word was used in connection with fictitious events for the entertainment of people. As for storey, which is essentially the same word, there may have originally been a reference to tiers of painted windows or sculptures used to decorate the front of a building, each one representing a historical subject. So each tier was a different ‘story’ or, once the spelling changed, ‘storey’. Eventually the word came to refer to a level or floor of a building. At some time in the 1930s or before, someone told a long, rambling anecdote about a dog with shaggy hair. It must have caught the public imagination, as ever since then any long rambling story or joke that is only amusing because it is absurdly inconsequential or pointless has been a shaggy-dog story. Rhymes cacciatore, Corey, dory, Florey, flory, furore, glory, gory, hoary, hunky-dory, lory, Maury, monsignori, Montessori, multistorey, Pori, Rory, satori, saury, story, Tory, vainglory
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