Home › Words › C › catwalkcatwalkcatwalk means an elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.EtymologyFrom cat + walk.nounAn elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.Any similar elevated walkway.e.g.“The lengthening [of the District Line platforms] is being done so that passengers will no longer have to use the narrow catwalks to enter and leave the front and rear portions of eight-car trains.” — 1963 June, “News and Comment: Victoria line engineering works”, in Modern Railways, page 370:A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.The business of making clothes for fashion shows.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.footwalk 68% match — A pedestrian walkway. vs catwalk →floorway 67% match — An elevated section of floor over which one can walk. vs catwalk →catwalklike 63% match — Resembling or characteristic of a catwalk. vs catwalk →passerelle 62% match — A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht. vs catwalk →catwalker 62% match — A fashion model who works on a catwalk. vs catwalk →companionway 62% match — A staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship. vs catwalk →crawlerway 60% match — A roadway for the use of crawlers (tracked vehicles). vs catwalk →carpetway 59% match — A carpeted way or route. vs catwalk →