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walk-down

walk-down
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawk doun]
    • /wɔk daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawk doun]
    • /wɔk daʊn/

Definitions of walk-down word

  • noun walk-down 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. 1
  • adjective walk-down (of a store, restaurant, apartment, etc.) located below the level of the sidewalk: a popular walk-down nightclub in Greenwich Village. 1

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Origin of walk-down

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk down

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Parts of speech for Walk-down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

walk-down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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