walk-up
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1walk–up

adjective \ˈwk-ˌəp\

Definition of WALK-UP

1
: located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator <a walk–up apartment>
2
: consisting of several stories and having no elevator <a walk–up tenement>
3
: designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building <the walk–up window of a bank>

First Known Use of WALK-UP

circa 1919

2walk–up

noun

Definition of WALK-UP

: an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator; also : an apartment or office in such a building

First Known Use of WALK-UP

1924

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