Caterpillar Club

English

A Caterpillar Club badge from a parachute company.

Etymology

From the fact that early parachutes were made of silk, produced by silkworms (which are a species of caterpillar).

Proper noun

the Caterpillar Club

1. An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

See also

• Goldfish Club