noun
-
an arrangement of layers, one above the other.
-
one of the layers in such an arrangement.
-
that part of a building over the roof of the lower floor till its own roof; a storey; one floor-portion of a multi-storeyed building.
-
(geol.) any of a series of flat platforms of earth with sloping sides, rising one above the other, as on a hillside; terrace.
-
grade; high standing; rank; social status.