noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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