Definitions of walk-in
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a small room large enough to admit entrance
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type of:
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room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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room
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(of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter“a deep walk-in refrigerator”“walk-in closets”
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Synonyms:
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deep
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
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deep
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an assured victory (especially in an election)
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person who walks in without having an appointment
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an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
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type of:
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defector, deserter
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
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intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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defector, deserter
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