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
: an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator
also
: an apartment or office in such a building
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
The new Highland Park spot takes over the former La Estrella Tacos stand, adding fresh color to the walk-up taqueria with murals dedicated to the Dodgers and Highland Park.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
The restaurants are walk-up counters in malls and airports.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
The new Highland Park spot takes over the former La Estrella Tacos stand, adding fresh color to the walk-up taqueria with murals dedicated to the Dodgers and Highland Park.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
The rewarding gallery of characters who pass through the Brusteins’ modest walk-up, authentically rendered by the Dots design collective, go a long way to enriching Hansberry’s construct.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Walk-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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