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, noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk up

Example Sentences

There will, however, be walk-up tickets sold each day of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

The Exposition Park location, which will serve customers through a walk-up window, is slated to open in the fourth quarter of this year at 3726 S. Figueroa Street.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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