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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.
Origin of catwalk First recorded in 1880–85; cat + walk
Words nearby catwalk catty, catty-cornered, cattywampus, Catullus, CATV, catwalk , cat whisker, catworm, cat yawl, Cauca, Caucasia
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Example sentences from the Web for catwalk The Oscars, the Emmies, whatever, the pre-show style strut became a kind of catwalk of the stars.
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture | Anthony Haden-Guest| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Last year, he sent busty models down the catwalk in furry football jerseys and high-heeled cleats.
Miley Cyrus Channels Her Bad Year Into Rave-Kid Art | Justin Jones| September 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“I have nightmares about him throwing his body over the railings on the catwalk ,” she said.
Is It Wrong for Parents to Lock Up Their Disabled Kids? | Elizabeth Picciuto| August 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Especially when one pauses to consider that this is the fourth child of the catwalk queen, who is the face of Calvin Klein.
Russian Model Natalia Vodianova Posts Picture Of Herself Breastfeeding In The Nude | Tom Sykes| June 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But even if she is not on the catwalk , expect to see her art everywhere—signed Langley Fox, not Hemingway.
Langley Fox: A Hemingway in All But Name | Justin Jones| January 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The arching cascade of water under which the catwalk hung ended here.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | Various
He snapped a cover back in place and swung down from the catwalk .
Alarm Clock | Everett B. Cole
She pointed to the east side of the palisade where her husband, a stocky man wearing spectacles, stood on the catwalk .
Rick closed his eyes and made himself remember what it had been like when he went down the catwalk to the bow.
The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin
He went down the catwalk to the cabin while she went up the ladder to the top deck.
The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin
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British Dictionary definitions for catwalk noun 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
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Words related to catwalk bridge, footway