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

As RCI employees walk through remaining work to be done on the mount, museum staff visiting from Los Angeles mark the location of the future hall’s entryway with painter’s tape on the warehouse floor.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• dry run
• rehearsal