1
: located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator
a walk-up apartment
2
: consisting of several stories and having no elevator
a walk-up tenement
3
: designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building
the walk-up window of a bank
: an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator
also
: an apartment or office in such a building
Examples of walk-up in a Sentence
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Customers can place an order for pickup via the drive-thru or walk-up window, arrive at the restaurant with a name and/or order number and then follow directions on pickup window screens.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Jevensen, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
John Niederkorn’s walk-up song neatly described the intensity of the game and the goofiness of the team.
—Stephanie Salas-Vega, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
The ballpark is eerily quiet, with the home team forgoing the usual walk-up music.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Customers can place an order for pickup via the drive-thru or walk-up window, arrive at the restaurant with a name and/or order number and then follow directions on pickup window screens.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Noun
Cousin’s also has a gift shop, complete with a walk-up bakery counter that sells, among other things, cinnamon rolls the size of a plate.
—Jevensen, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
John Niederkorn’s walk-up song neatly described the intensity of the game and the goofiness of the team.
—Stephanie Salas-Vega, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
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“Walk-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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