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walk-in

[ wawk-in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to persons who walk into a place from the street, especially irregularly or without an appointment:
walk-in customers; walk-in sales; a walk-in patient.
large enough to be walked into:
a walk-in kitchen.

a person, as a customer, patient, or interviewee, who arrives without an appointment:
Many of the clinic's patients are walk-ins who suddenly need help.
something large enough to be walked into, as a closet.
an assured victory in an election or other contest.

walk-in

(of a cupboard) large enough to allow a person to enter and move about in
(of a building or apartment) located so as to admit of direct access from the street
(of a flat or house) in a suitable condition for immediate occupation

Origin of walk-in¹

First recorded in 1925–30; adj., noun use of verb phrase walk in

The room is quite elaborate, with a walk-in freezer and several ovens.

This guy was not recruited by the CIA, he was a walk-in who volunteered to spy for the United States in 2012.

Taking your child to a walk-in clinic may seem like a good solution, but it prizes convenience over quality.

He says it can be done in a lab about the size of a walk-in closet using “kitchen cupboard” ingredients.

With six salons in and around London, a walk-in is near-guaranteed.

These craft were built after the pattern of the Walk-in-the-Water—side-wheelers with a steering wheel at the stern.

When the crisis of 1861 came, the service performed by the Walk-in-the-Water and her successors was seen in its true light.

It was here that the chief Walk-in-the-Water with 60 warriors came to Harrison and offered to join his army conditionally.

What's the arrangement of the ordinary walk-in tube portals in the Executive Block?

Permission slips were easy, inoculations could be had at the walk-in clinic once a year at the fire house.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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