Meanings
plural catwalks
- Any similar elevated walkway.
The lengthening [of the District Line platforms] is being done so that passengers will no longer have to use the narrow catwalks to enter and leave the front and rear portions of eight-car trains.
1963 June, “News and Comment: Victoria line engineering works”, in Modern Railways, page 370 - fashionA narrow elevated stage on which models parade.
The Mudd Club had no sign of awning, bore no indication whatsoever that it was more than just another doorway, but inside was another universe, one that hosted No Wave, New Wave, experimental music, poetry readings, and even catwalk shows.
2015, Kim Gordon, chapter 19, in Carrie Thornton, editor, Girl in a Band, New York: Dey st., →ISBN, page 117Synonyms: runway
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
nounA narrow elevated stage on which models parade.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian подиум
- подиум (podium)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
Catalan passarel·la
- passarel·lanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Chinese Mandarin 貓步 /猫步, 伸展臺 /伸展台
- 貓步 /猫步 (māobù)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
- 伸展臺 /伸展台 (shēnzhǎntái)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
Czech molo
- molonarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Danish løbebro, podie
- løbebronautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
- podienarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Dutch catwalk, podium
- catwalknarrow elevated stage on which models parade
- podiumnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
- platformnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Finnish kulkusilta, muotinäytöksen lava
- kulkusiltanautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
- muotinäytöksen lavanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
- lavanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
French passerelle, podium
- passerellenarrow elevated stage on which models parade
- podiumnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
German Laufsteg, Laufsteg
- Laufstegnautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
- Laufstegnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Hungarian kifutó
- kifutónarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Icelandic tískupallur
- tískupallurnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Indonesian pentas peraga, titi lenggang
- pentas peraganarrow elevated stage on which models parade
- titi lenggangnarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Italian passerella
- passerellanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Japanese キャットウォーク
- キャットウォーク (kyattowōku)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
Norwegian Bokmål catwalk
- catwalknarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Polish pomost, kładka
- pomostnautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge
- kładkanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Portuguese passarela
- passarelanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Russian по́диум
- по́диум (pódium)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
Spanish pasarela
- pasarelanarrow elevated stage on which models parade
Ukrainian по́діум
- по́діум (pódium)narrow elevated stage on which models parade
Cite this entry
catwalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwalk
“catwalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwalk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catwalk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwalk.
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