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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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Normally, a stereotypical bride is supposed to be a nervous wreck in the final walk-up.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Adjective
Monday’s CharlotteFive newsletter is loaded — a SouthPark deep-dive, a sugar-coma birthday experiment, a brand new NoDa walk-up window, DaBaby’s restaurant sign finally going up and a verdict on one of Charlotte’s buzziest new cafés.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Normally, a stereotypical bride is supposed to be a nervous wreck in the final walk-up.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Noun
Olivelli Deli will serve fresh sandwiches, soft serve ice cream and more from its walk-up window at the corner of 35th and North Davidson streets starting Wednesday, July 1.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.
—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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“Walk-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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