A Catwalk is an alternative term for a fashion runway.

The same term (sometimes spelt cat walk) is also used as the generic name for any raised narrow platform on which people walk, specifically for those allowing worker

Laborer

A Laborer or labourer - see variation in english spelling - is one of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor, as opposed to skilled labor. In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act...

s access to parts of a structure otherwise difficult to reach or to walk on top of a railroad car such as boxcar

Boxcar

A boxcar is a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight. The boxcar, while not the simplest freight car design, is probably the most versatile, since it can carry most loads...

s or covered hopper

Covered hopper

A Covered Hopper is a railroad freight car. They are designed for carrying dry bulk loads, varying from grain to products such as sand and clay. The cover protects the loads from the weather - dried cement would be very hard to unload if mixed with water in transit, while grain would be liable to...

 cars .

Related uses of the term include

• Catwalk (theater)
  Catwalk (theater)
  A catwalk is an elevated service platform from which many of the technical functions of a theater, such as lighting and sound, may be manipulated.- Function :...
  
  , a strip walked on for behind-the-scenes technical functions
• Catwalk (urban)
  Skyway
  In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, sky bridge, or skywalk is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed or covered bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not public spaces...
  
  , an enclosed or open pedestrian bridge over a street, expressway, rail line, or body of water
• Catwalk (whaling)
  Catwalk (whaling)
  A bridge allowing the gunner fast access to the gun on a whale catcherFirst used on the Silva in 1926....
  
  , a bridge on a whale catcher that allows a gunner fast access to the gun

Other uses

• Catwalk (TV series)
  Catwalk (TV series)
  Catwalk is a Canadian musical drama series that ran for 49 episodes on the YTV network from 1992 until 1994. The series' first season aired in syndication in the United States, while the second season aired on MTV.-Synopsis:...
  
  , a Canadian TV series from 1992–1994
• The Catwalk, a second-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
  Star Trek: Enterprise
  Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
  
  
• Catwalk Production House
  Catwalk Production House
  Catwalk Production House is a modeling agency founded in Taipei, Taiwan in 1970 by Taiwanese fashion "icon" Ivan Hong . Catwalk today manages over 300 models & celebrities, making it one of the biggest modeling agencies in the region.-External links:**...
  
  , a Taiwanese modeling agency
• Catwalk (album) an album by jazz trombonist Bennie Green
  Bennie Green
  Bennie Green was an American jazz trombonist.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.-As leader:...
  
  

See also

• Boardwalk
  Boardwalk
  A boardwalk, in the conventional sense, is a wooden walkway for pedestrians and sometimes vehicles, often found along beaches, but they are also common as paths through wetlands, coastal dunes, and other sensitive environments....
  
  
• Footbridge
  Footbridge
  A footbridge or pedestrian bridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic. Footbridges complement the landscape and can be used decoratively to visually link two distinct areas or to signal a transaction...
  
  
• Gantry (disambiguation)

• Jet bridge
• Overpass
  Overpass
  An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
  
  
• Pedestrian separation structure
  Pedestrian separation structure
  A pedestrian separation structure is any structure that removes pedestrians from a vehicle roadway. This creates a road junction where vehicles and pedestrians do not interact.This can be considered a type of grade separation structure on the road....
  
  

• Pedway
  Pedway
  Pedways are elevated or underground walkways, often connecting urban high-rises to each other, other buildings, or the street. They provide quick and comfortable movement from building to building, away from traffic and inclement weather. Two of the largest networks of underground walkways are...
  
  
• Scaffolding
  Scaffolding
  Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can be from other materials...
  
  
• Skyway
  Skyway
  In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, sky bridge, or skywalk is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed or covered bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not public spaces...