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catwalk

[ kat-wawk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a narrow walkway, especially one high above the surrounding area, used to provide access or allow workers to stand or move, as over the stage in a theater, outside the roadway of a bridge, along the top of a railroad car, etc.

catwalk

/ ˈkætˌwɔːk /

a narrow ramp extending from the stage into the audience in a theatre, nightclub, etc, esp as used by models in a fashion show
a narrow pathway over the stage of a theatre, along a bridge, etc

Origin of catwalk¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cat ( def ) + walk

Those who were allowed to cover the greatest catwalk show on Earth had to watch what they said.

The Oscars, the Emmies, whatever, the pre-show style strut became a kind of catwalk of the stars.

Last year, he sent busty models down the catwalk in furry football jerseys and high-heeled cleats.

Can you have a fashion show without catwalk, models, and actual clothes?

“I have nightmares about him throwing his body over the railings on the catwalk,” she said.

A flight of steps led to a narrow catwalk which ran around three sides of the glass-enclosed house.

Across it was a slender framework of hides and thongs—a mere catwalk over the terrible depths below.

Tina came up; Migul gripped her and pulled her through the aperture; laid her gently on the catwalk.

The arching cascade of water under which the catwalk hung ended here.

I saw that the catwalk terminated ahead under the Power House, where steps led upward.

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