Catwalk
Kirk from Boyne City,
Michigan, asked about the word catwalk It
appears that it was named after the sure-footedness and agility of a cat, since
many catwalks are narrow and somewhat precarious.
While all catwalks are
designed as passageways for standing or walking, there are slight variations
depending up their location. Thus, we have
· a
narrow walkway along a bridge;
·
a platform along which models walk
in a fashion show : a runway;
·
on a truck, the plate directly behind the cab or sleeper
covering the frame rails to provide a safe place to stand while tarping a load
or retrieving chains, straps, bungees, etc.;
·
a narrow passage in a dirigible;
·
a narrow bridge communicating with the two fly-galleries
above and below the proscenium arch;
·
on a ship, any long narrow gangway, especially when erected
high over anything or above a deck that is awash in heavy weather.
Gangway means a going way.
A runway originally was a path made
by an animal. In 1933, it became the walkway for models exhibiting clothes.
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