Storey Definition

stôrē
storeys
noun
storeys

Story.

Webster's New World

A floor or level of a building or ship.

For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.
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Other Word Forms of Storey

Noun

Singular:
storey
Plural:
storeys

Origin of Storey

  • From Middle English storie, from Medieval Latin historia (“narrative"), from Latin, possibly from narratives painted on medieval buildings.

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Storey Sentence Examples

  • The houses are often of one storey only.

  • The upper storey was probably of wood.

  • The second storey is not added till a son marries.

  • Above this is a lofty third storey, pierced with a few large windows, with pointed arches once filled with tracery, which is now lost.

  • Owing to the prevalence of earthquakes, private houses are usually of one storey only, and are built of sun-dried bricks, white-washed.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTO

Words Ending With

YEYREY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With Y