Cats lived in the storage area of our building.
--- What does "storage area" above refer to? Is it some place in the cellar of the building? Is there a different word that describes the same place?
Newguest Is there a different word that describes the same place? No. A storage area is any area set aside for storage.
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NewguestIs there a different word that describes the same place?
No. A storage area is any area set aside for storage. Words like "cellar", "storeroom", "closet", and "attic" are all more specific, and it seems to me that the writer wanted to keep it more general, the main point of the sentence having more to do with the cats than the storage.
CJ