walk-up apartment

Thân thiện

A family carries groceries up the stairs to their walk-up apartment.

Definition

Noun: An apartment located in a building that does not have an elevator. Access to the apartment is gained by walking up one or more flights of stairs.

Usage

This term is used to describe a specific type of residential unit, emphasizing the lack of an elevator as a key feature. It is often used in real estate listings and urban descriptions. - We rented a walk-up apartment on the third floor. - The old building only offers walk-up apartments.

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a more affordable or classic urban living situation, as such buildings are often older.
• It can be used descriptively to set expectations about physical access.
  • Moving into a walk-up apartment means you'll get your exercise.

Variants and Related Words

• Walk-up (noun): Can refer to the building itself that lacks an elevator.
  • I live in a six-story walk-up.
• Walk-up (adjective): Used to describe something, like a building or window, that is accessible from the street level without stairs or an elevator.
  • a walk-up ticket window

Synonyms

• Staircase apartment: A less common synonym emphasizing the stairs.
• Walk-up: The shortened, common form of the term.

Antonyms

• Elevator building/apartment: An apartment in a building equipped with an elevator.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an apartment in a building without an elevator

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