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catwalk

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cat·walk

   [kat-wawk]
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.
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Origin:
1880–85; cat1 + walk
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catwalk (ˈkætˌwɔːk)
 
—n
1.  a narrow ramp extending from the stage into the audience in a theatre, nightclub, etc, esp as used by models in a fashion show
2.  a narrow pathway over the stage of a theatre, along a bridge, etc

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catwalk
1885, "long, narrow footway," from cat + walk; in ref. to such narrowness of passage one has to cross carefully, as a cat walks. Originally of ships and theatrical back-stages. Application to fashion show runways is mid-20c.
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