catwalk

English

Etymology

cat + walk

Pronunciation

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Noun

catwalk (plural catwalks)

  1. (nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
  2. Any similar elevated walkway.
    • 1963 June, “News and Comment: Victoria line engineering works”, in Modern Railways, page 370:
      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.
  3. (fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.
    Synonym: runway
  4. (by extension, "the catwalk") The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: catwalk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: catwalk

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English catwalk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛt.ʋɑlk/
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  • Hyphenation: cat‧walk

Noun

catwalk m (plural catwalks)

  1. catwalk (narrow elevated stage on which models parade)

Hypernyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalker, definite plural catwalkene)

  1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalkar, definite plural catwalkane)

  1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

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