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/kˈætwˌɑk/ /kˈætwˌɔk/ Listen

noun

catwalk n.

A narrow walkway projecting from a stage into the seating area of a theater; it is used, e. g. by models displaying clothes on it at a fashion show. Called also runway.

A narrow walkway high in the air to allow workers access to parts of a structure otherwise difficult to reach. Catwalks are located, e.g. above a stage in a theater, between parts of a building, along the side of a bridge, on the outside of a railroad car, on the outside of a large storage tank, etc.

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Etymology of 'Catwalk'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Catwalk" Quotes from Famous Books

... soared the sky taxis. And now he wanted a taxi. He was approaching a place where there was a hack stand. Just ahead, at the midway point, where the upward curve of the sidewalk leveled off and began to curve down, a narrow catwalk jutted into space with a small landing platform at its end. "TAXI" a luminescent arrow glowed at him directingly as he came abreast ...

— The Man Who Staked the Stars • Charles Dye

... Level Down and get up on the catwalk on the right," Bish said. "I'll be along to pick ...

— Four-Day Planet • Henry Beam Piper

... had hoped and expected to do. It was raw and cold, with flying wreaths of damp mist shutting out the view, and we were glad of a comforting tiffin, swallowed somewhat hurriedly, under a forlorn and stunted specimen of a blue pine. Then on along a rough and slippery catwalk that made us wonder if the baggage ponies would achieve ...

— A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil • T. R. Swinburne