catwalk
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈkætˌwɔk/
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pasarela
- Two broad-shouldered hoodlums in expensive suits saunter down the catwalk.
As I do my little dance on the catwalk.
- As I do my little dance on the catwalk.
- But to answer your question, I think like one day because I want to be on a catwalk, right?
- It was more like graduate Fashion Week where it would be like fashion students doing really weird things with armhole in weird places, and then I'd walk down the catwalk.
Examples
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She comes to a large square where a catwalk has been set up and lighted.
Fiction book (2002) -
Alex and Natalie are on the catwalk, in the middle of a grinding routine.
Fiction book (2000) -
Do a couple of turns up and down the catwalk, then stop at the end and say your name.
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I'll do the catwalk with the models.
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The place seems empty until suddenly a shape appears on the metal catwalk two stories above.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of the models on the catwalk at the Place Faidherbe.
Academic text (2009) -
The hangar area was vast; they padded along a blue steel catwalk past a dozen rows of huge, thrumming machines.
Fiction book (1999) -
The new designer showcased her collection on the catwalk during the fashion show.
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As the models walked confidently down the catwalk, the audience cheered excitedly.
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He practiced his runway walk to prepare for his debut on the catwalk.
Synonyms
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4.6
A narrow raised path where models walk to show clothes
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Catwalk combines cat and walk, and one popular story says the name comes from the image of a cat's 'graceful' steps. So the long narrow runway where models show clothes is called a 'catwalk' because they move along it like a cat.