walk up

/wɔk ʌp/
noun
  1. An apartment or building without an elevator.
    • Many walk-ups in the city have been renovated.
    • The walk-up has five floors and no elevator.
    • She lives in a charming walk-up in the historic district.
Antonyms
adjective
  1. Describing a building or apartment that has no elevator, requiring stairs to reach upper floors.
    • The walk-up building has beautiful old staircases.
    • They rented a walk-up apartment on the fourth floor.
    • Living in a walk-up can be good exercise.
  2. Available without an appointment or reservation; open to the public directly.
    • The ticket booth is walk-up, so no advance booking is needed.
    • They offer walk-up service for coffee and pastries.
    • The pharmacy has a walk-up window for prescription pickups.
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