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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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
One of Katz’s main tasks is getting more skiers to choose Vail’s slopes, and he says that in pushing people to buy passes ahead of the season, Vail neglected its walk-up ticket strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Because Johnny’s has a walk-up service counter, its easy for your guests to come and go as they please.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
There was almost universal agreement that if War Admiral broke from a walk-up, he would lead from wire to wire.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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