sto ‧ rey BrE AmE British English , story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: story ; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories ]
a floor or level of a building:
a staircase leads to the upper storey
two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys)
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THESAURUS
▪ floor one of the levels in a building:
She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.
▪ storey British English , story American English used when saying how many levels a building has:
a five-storey car park
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The school is a single storey building.
▪ the ground floor ( also the first floor American English ) the floor of a building that is at ground level:
There is a shop on the ground floor.
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The emergency room is on the first floor.
▪ the first floor British English , the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level:
She lives on the first floor.
▪ deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane:
The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.