half story
nounArchitecture.
a usable living space within a sloping roof, usually having dormer windows for lighting.
Origin of half story
1First recorded in 1610–20
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How to use half story in a sentence
The main building consisted of two ground-floor rooms, each with a front door and a half-story room above.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties | Charles MajorAfter breakfast we were conducted to the second half-story, which was one unfinished room.
It is a plain, substantial two-and-a-half story brick house of thirteen rooms, with modern conveniences, and belongs to Miss Mary.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted HarperThe first story was rough stone, the half-story of shingles, that had once been painted red.
A Little Girl in Old New York | Amanda Millie DouglasBuzz turned toward the inside wooden stairway that led to the half-story above.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna Ferber
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