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

In addition to its celebrity panel of judges, other familiar faces will hit the catwalk this season. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

This came in the form of bags and trunks wheeled along the sandy catwalk. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Over the next few days, top fashion houses will unveil their most lavish and intricately-made designs on the catwalk—and better yet, an A-list crowd of celebrities and top clients will descend to take it all in from the front row. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 July 2026

Backes led us along a catwalk into the rest of the complex, a giant jungle gym of ladders and heavy machinery. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 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)