caterpillar track

English

Noun

caterpillar track (plural caterpillar tracks)

1. A continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to bulldozers, tanks and similar off-road vehicles.

Usage notes

The name came originally from the Caterpillar Tractor Company, but is now common in uncapitalised form.

Synonyms

• continuous track
• track

Translations

continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt

Catalan: eruga (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 履帶 (zh), 履带 (zh) (lǚdài) Dutch: rupsband (nl) c. Finnish: telaketju (fi) French: chenille (fr) f. German: Raupenkette (de) f., Gleiskette (de) f.

Greek: ερπύστρια (el) (erpístria) f. Italian: cingolo (it) m. Japanese: キャタピラ (ja) (kyatapira), キャタピラー (ja) (kyatapirā), カタピラー (ja) (katapirā), 無限軌道 (ja) (むげんきどう, mugen kidō) Russian: гусеница (ru) (gúsenica) f.