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catwalk

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: walkaway

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any similar elevated walkway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: runway

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: walk, walkway, paseo

6

noun

Meaning 6

narrow platform extending out into an auditorium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: platform

History

Etymology

From cat + walk.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: løbebro — nautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
  • German: Laufsteg — nautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
  • Polish: pomost — nautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
  • Belarusian: по́дыум (pódyum) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Bulgarian: подиум (podium) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Catalan: passarel·la — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貓步 /猫步 (māobù) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伸展臺 /伸展台 (shēnzhǎntái) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Czech: molo — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Danish: podie — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Dutch: catwalk — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Dutch: podium — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Dutch: platform — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • French: passerelle — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • French: podium — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • German: Laufsteg — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Hungarian: kifutó — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Icelandic: tískupallur — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Indonesian: pentas peraga — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Indonesian: titi lenggang — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Italian: passerella — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Japanese: キャットウォーク (kyattowōku) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Maltese: passarella — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Norwegian Bokmål: catwalk — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: catwalk — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Polish: kładka — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Portuguese: passarela — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Russian: по́диум (pódium) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Serbo-Croatian: писта — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Serbo-Croatian: pista — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Spanish: pasarela — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
  • Ukrainian: по́діум (pódium) — narrow elevated stage on which models parade
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