walk-up
Americannoun
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an apartment above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
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a building, especially an apartment house, that has no elevator.
adjective
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located above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator.
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having no elevator.
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accessible to pedestrians from the outside of a building.
a walk-up teller's window at a bank.
noun
Etymology
Origin of walk-up
1915–20, noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk up
Example Sentences
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As orders flood into the restaurant via online food delivery services and a walk-up window, a butcher slices through whole chickens while one cook flips thin slabs of steak and chicken on a grill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
We live on the fourth floor of a walk-up that is typically devoid of insects.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
She lives with her husband, her mother and her two kids in a second-floor walk-up apartment in Los Angeles.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Hawaiian Airlines had the highest week-over-week rise for walk-up fares, climbing 13.6%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
At least until it was time for them to move to a run-down walk-up north of 125th Street, whose air smelled of mildew and dog.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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