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

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Weapons screening for anyone seeking entry into a team or league facility, including the use of walk-through magnetometers and X-ray scanners for bags, similar to the process for obtaining entry into games. Dianna Russini, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025 An archery range planned next to a Sherwood Forest party dell on a Sept. 7, 1953 map was later placed next to a Mother Goose walk-through attraction in a Sept. 12, 1953 rendering. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025 There was a period of Tuesday’s walk-through when the first-team offense was on the right practice field, and the second-team offense was on the left practice field. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 Indeed, in 2001 Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia opened a walk-through attraction featuring sets from the Potter films but that didn't last long and closed in 2003 to make way for an exhibit based on the Matrix movies. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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