walk-up
[ wawk-uhp ]
/ ˈwɔkˌʌp /
noun
an apartment above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
a building, especially an apartment house, that has no elevator.
adjective
located above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
having no elevator.
accessible to pedestrians from the outside of a building: a walk-up teller's window at a bank.
Nearby words
walk-on, walk-out, walk-over, walk-through, walk-through angina, walk-up, walkable, walkabout, walkaround pay, walkathon, walkaway
Origin of walk-up
1915–20, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk up
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British Dictionary definitions for walk-up
walk-up
noun
US and Canadian informal
- a block of flats having no lift
- (as modifier)a walk-up block
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Word Origin and History for walk-up
walk-up
in reference to an apartment not accessible by elevator, 1919, from the verbal phrase; see walk (v.) + up (adv.). As a noun from 1925.
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