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catwalk

/ˈkætwɔːk/noun

उच्चारण कैट्वॉक

रैंप, फ़ैशन-मंच

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the long stage that models walk on during a fashion show

    रैंप, फ़ैशन-मंच

    • Models walked down the catwalk.
    • The young designer was nervous before walking down the catwalk for the first time.
    • The designer showed his collection on the catwalk in Mumbai.
    + 2 more examples
    • Lights flashed as the models stepped onto the catwalk.
    • She dreamed of becoming a catwalk model.

    Synonyms runway ramp stage

  2. 2

    [C]

    a narrow platform for walking on, high up along the outside of a building or bridge

    (पुल, इमारत का) संकरा रास्ता

    • a catwalk above the factory floor
    • Technicians walked along the narrow catwalk to inspect the lights high above the stage.
    • Workers checked the lights from a narrow catwalk above the stage.
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    • The factory has a metal catwalk running above the machines.
    • A steel catwalk crossed the river beside the old bridge.

    Synonyms walkway gangway platform

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

cat·walk

?Which word?

Keep the walkway words together: catwalk (for models; a narrow raised walkway), runway (for planes; also American for catwalk), gangway (a passage between seats; a bridge to a ship), aisle (a passage between rows of seats).

रास्ते के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: catwalk (मॉडलों के लिए; संकरा ऊँचा रास्ता), runway (विमानों के लिए; American में catwalk भी), gangway (सीटों के बीच रास्ता; जहाज़ तक पुल), aisle (सीटों की पंक्तियों के बीच रास्ता)।

§Grammar and usage

Indian English: ramp is often used for the catwalk ('walk the ramp').

भारतीय English में catwalk के लिए प्रायः ramp प्रयुक्त होता है ('walk the ramp')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Catwalk model, walk the catwalk.

Collocations: catwalk model (रैंप पर चलने वाली मॉडल), walk the catwalk (रैंप वॉक करना)। Catwalk वह लंबा, संकरा मंच है जिस पर मॉडल फ़ैशन शो में चलते हैं।