walk-down

[ wawk-doun ]

noun

1. a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps:

   It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.

adjective

1. (of a store, restaurant, apartment, etc.) located below the level of the sidewalk:

   a popular walk-down nightclub in Greenwich Village.

Word History and Origins

Origin of walk-down¹

1905–10, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk down

Example Sentences

About 12 of the units are at a walk-down terrace level.

From Washington Post

Yet even though that would be a major walk-down from the George W. Bush era, when many Americans thought the Taliban could be vanquished, many analysts doubt the new goal is attainable. 

From Washington Post

The only other real notable, in the walk-down Garret Charles is doing, is a child at the far end of the room who begins to cry when they get to him.

From Literature

Afraid of being stopped by the Park Service ranger leading the walk-down tour, Vaughn didn’t put her tap shoes on.

From Washington Post

The bar lounge, immediately to the left of the entrance, is wheelchair accessible; the dining tables are spread over walk-down and second-floor areas.

From New York Times