1
: large enough to be walked into
a walk-in closet
2
: arranged so as to be entered directly rather than through a lobby
a walk-in apartment
3
a
: being a person who walks in without an appointment
a walk-in blood donor
b
: of, relating to, or intended for such persons
a walk-in clinic
1
: a walk-in refrigerator or cold storage room
2
: an easy election victory
3
: a person who walks in without an appointment
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
Hot dogs, chicken taquitos and beef taquitos in the walk-in cooler also measured at improper temperatures.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the primary retreat boasts a private balcony, an en suite bathroom equipped with a rain shower and a soaking tub, and a cavernous walk-in closet with its own lounge area.
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Adjective
Sleeps 8 with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7 queen beds, 2 full kitchens, a formal dining room, billiards room, large walk-in closet, and 2 jacuzzis.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
Hot dogs, chicken taquitos and beef taquitos in the walk-in cooler also measured at improper temperatures.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
Sanders fumbled a snap on a two-point try in the previous week’s loss to the Titans, and Quinshon Judkins failed to make the pitch on a reverse that would’ve been a walk-in score and a tie game on another late two-point try.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the primary retreat boasts a private balcony, an en suite bathroom equipped with a rain shower and a soaking tub, and a cavernous walk-in closet with its own lounge area.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Walk-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-in. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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walk-in
1 of 2 adjective
: providing medical services to ambulatory patients without an appointment
a walk-in clinic
also
: being an individual who uses such services
walk-in
2 of 2 noun
: a walk-in patient
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