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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Lori, who might be every bit as technically gifted as Julian, ekes out a living serving egg rolls in a food truck while sharing a walk-up loft with three other struggling painters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The theater’s walk-up food window is serving pizza-inspired baked potatoes, a colored chocolate pretzel meant to mimic an asparagus pretzel wand, and more.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Hawaiian Airlines had the highest week-over-week rise for walk-up fares, climbing 13.6%.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
“Our digital sales were still very healthy, indicative of the demand for our brand despite the weather that impacted our walk-up traffic,” Lynch says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Aunt Hila just had to live on the top floor of her walk-up, even though she had enough money to move into Manhattan, or at least into a building with an elevator.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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