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walk-through(dictionary)
walk-on(dictionary)

walk-in (iou)



walk-in adjective & noun. E20.
[from WALK verb1 + IN adverb.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or designating a person able to walk into a place casually or without an appointment; of, pertaining to, or designating a service not requiring an appointment. E20.
Music & Letters 50 per cent of the income was generated by walk-in customers. Sunday Times Family walk-in centres in..inner-cities.
a. Of a storage area: large enough to walk into. M20.
walk-in closet, walk-in larder, walk-in refrigerator, walk-in wardrobe, etc.
b. Of a cinema, bank, etc.: entered on foot, as opp. to a drive-in. N. Amer. M20.
c. Of a room: entered directly rather than through an intervening passage. M20.
b. noun.
A walk-in wardrobe or other storage area. M20.
A person who defects by walking into a foreign embassy or consulate unsolicited. L20.