catwalk

noun

cat·​walk ˈkat-ˌwȯk 

1

: a narrow walkway (as along a bridge)

2

: a platform along which models walk in a fashion show : runway

A dozen girls spin onto the catwalk at once, all in variations on a theme.

—Serena Sinclair

Examples of catwalk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hiu Man Chan said the opening pick reflected the festival’s aim to treat fashion as more than clothing and catwalks, and to explore how film, music, visual identity and pop culture feed into one another. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Among the more obvious problems of both Ready to Wear and catwalk is the conspicuous absence of a story. — Charles Gandee, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

And then, on the other end of the catwalk and all the mannequins there’s a remake of this picture. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

In 2005, the former model wed another alum of the catwalk, Jonathan Aitken. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for catwalk

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk
• graywacke

Kids Definition

catwalk

noun

cat·​walk ˈkat-ˌwȯk 

: a narrow walk or way (as along a bridge)