walk-up

Meanings

1. Reached by stairs rather than an elevator.
2. Containing such flats.
3. For which no appointment is necessary.

1. An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator.
2. An informal visit to a control tower by a pilot, typically used as part of pilot training.
3. A mountain that can be climbed without specialist equipment.
4. A customer who arrives without a reservation; a walk-in.
5. An indoor or outdoor stand where food is sold to the public.
6. Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.
7. A sequence of notes that raises in pitch stepwise, connecting two or more chords.

Etymology

Deverbal from walk up. (northern flicker): Imitative of the bird's call.