Walkup

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of walk-up. alt-of, alternative

    "The apartment is in the Flowerbox Building, a new doorman condominium on East Seventh Street named after the built-in, self-watering flower boxes that stand in contrast to the street’s dingier tenement walkups."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"The apartment is in the Flowerbox Building, a new doorman condominium on East Seventh Street named after the built-in, self-watering flower boxes that stand in contrast to the street’s dingier tenement walkups."

Etymology

From walk + up.

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