caterpillar track
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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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