walk-through

[ wawk-throo ]

noun

1. Theater, Television.
   1. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play.
   2. a perfunctory performance of a script.
2. Television, Movies. a rehearsal without cameras.
3. a step-by-step demonstration of a procedure or process or a step-by-step explanation of it as a novice attempts it.
4. a pedestrian passageway or arcade through the ground floor of a building connecting one street or building with another.

adjective

1. designed to be walked through by an observer:

   The zoo has a walk-through aviary where the birds are all around you.

2. activated by a person passing through:

   a walk-through electronic scanner at the airport for detecting concealed weapons.

walk through

verb

1. tr to act or recite (a part) in a perfunctory manner, as at a first rehearsal

noun

1. a rehearsal of a part

Word History and Origins

Origin of walk-through¹

First recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk through

Example Sentences

The finale is more of a self-guided walk through nature, as the play will take us to a designated area around Griffith Park where various props have been staged.

From Los Angeles Times

Brothers David and Mark Aurigemma tried to drown out the election day noise with a walk through Los Angeles State Historic Park on Tuesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

The museum opens with a walk through the gardens — more specifically, Camila Falsini’s “D.R.E.A.M.S.,” a series of oversized inflatable shapes, symbols and igloos meant to evoke a dreamlike city inspired by Pop art and the Memphis Group.

From Los Angeles Times

The structure of the podcast is simple: Each episode, McLeod meets up with a guest for a walk through a different part of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

“People would want to go visit the house and walk through a bedroom and get a reading and all these sorts of things.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dry run
• rehearsal