walk-through

noun

1
: a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)
2
: a television rehearsal without cameras

Examples of walk-through in a Sentence

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Later that day, the entire team visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, where hundreds of active-duty sailors observed the Chargers’ walk-through, participated in drills, met with players and coaches, and showed the team around the carrier. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025 The average walk-through lasts about two hours and costs about $1,200 per hour. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025 For the last five years, Veneziale has been transforming his family’s suburban Philadelphia home into a theatrical Halloween walk-through of deranged clowns, lurking zombies, and jumpscares galore. Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025 The new homeowner shared the unbelievable first walk-through in a viral TikTok video, detailing the unexpected level of mess left behind. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walk-through

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of walk-through was in 1940

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“Walk-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-through. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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