walk-up

[ wawk-uhp ]

noun

1. an apartment above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
2. a building, especially an apartment house, that has no elevator.

adjective

1. located above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
2. having no elevator.
3. accessible to pedestrians from the outside of a building:

   a walk-up teller's window at a bank.

walk-up

noun

1. informal.
   1. a block of flats having no lift
   2. ( as modifier )

      a walk-up block

Word History and Origins

Origin of walk-up¹

1915–20, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk up

Example Sentences

The singing, bouncing fans here were already fired up when the Temptations sang the national anthem before following up with “My Girl” in honor of Francisco Lindor’s walk-up song.

From Los Angeles Times

There were “many more walk-up patients with minor injuries,” according to the Facebook post.

From Salon

The Memphis, Tenn.-based chain knew from pre-sale numbers that “Inside Out 2” would be big but had no idea that walk-up ticket sales would also be as in demand, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

This android — one of two nameless leads in the Oscar-nominated charmer “Robot Dreams” — envisions a small, lonely dog in his third-floor walk-up, microwaving a depressing dinner for one.

From New York Times

Those businesses are now looking to AI to run drive-through orders or walk-up self-service kiosks to reduce the financial effect of California’s new $20 minimum wage for restaurant workers in certain establishments.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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