walk-down: Meaning and Definition of

walk-down

Pronunciation: (wôk'doun"), [key]
— n.
  1. a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.
—adj.
  1. (of a store, restaurant, apartment, etc.) located below the level of the sidewalk: a popular walk-down nightclub in Greenwich Village.
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