catwalk

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English

Etymology

cat +‎ walk

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.
3. A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway
4. (by extension, "the catwalk") The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

Synonyms

• (platform for fashion shows): runway

Translations

nautical: elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge

• German: Laufsteg (de) m

narrow elevated stage on which models parade

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貓步, 猫步 (māobù), 伸展臺, 伸展台 (shēnzhǎntái)

• Czech: molo (cs) n
• Dutch: podium (nl) m, platform (nl) m
• French: passerelle (fr) f, podium (fr) m
• German: Laufsteg (de) m
• Hungarian: kifutó (hu)
• Icelandic: tískupallur m
• Italian: passerella (it) f
• Japanese: キャットウォーク (kyattowōku)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: catwalk m

  Nynorsk: catwalk m

• Portuguese: passarela (pt) f
• Russian: по́диум (ru) m (pódium)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: писта f

  Roman: pista (sh) f

• Spanish: pasarela f
• Ukrainian: по́діум m (pódium)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English catwalk

Noun

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

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “catwalk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English catwalk

Noun

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

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.