Meaning & use
walk-up building
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UK/ˈwɔːk ʌp ˌbɪldɪŋ/
US/ˈwɔːk ʌp ˌbɪldɪŋ/
Meaning
nouncountable
a building, especially an apartment building, that has no elevator and requires walking up stairs
Grammar: Countable: 'a walk-up building', 'two walk-up buildings'.
Patterns
- live in a walk-up building
- a five-story walk-up building
They live in a walk-up building on the fifth floor, so they get plenty of exercise.
Many older walk-up buildings in the city have been renovated.
I prefer a walk-up building because it's usually cheaper.
Word forms
| plural | walk-up buildings |
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Common combinations
- walk-up apartment
- She rents a walk-up apartment in the city center.
- walk-up building
- The walk-up building has no elevator.
- five-story walk-up
- They climbed the stairs of the five-story walk-up.
Synonyms and how they differ
- elevator building
- The opposite: a building that has an elevator.
- low-rise
- Describes a building with few floors, but does not necessarily mean no elevator.
Opposites
elevator building
Word family
- walk-up noun
- An apartment in a building without an elevator.
Commonly confused: walk-up building or walkway?
walk-up building vs walkway
A path for walking, not a building.
Practice
What is a walk-up building?
Choose one answer.
A walk-up building has no elevator, so you must walk up the stairs. The other options describe different features.
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