caterpillar track
English edit
Noun edit
caterpillar track (plural caterpillar tracks)
- A continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles.
- Synonyms: continuous track, track, crawler
Usage notes edit
The name came originally from the Caterpillar Tractor Company, but is now common in uncapitalised form.
Translations edit
continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
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