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Caterpillar Club

Caterpillar Club proper noun: an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

caterpillar club: an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled...
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Proper noun

the Caterpillar Club

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

Origin of Caterpillar Club

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

Questions about Caterpillar Club

What does Caterpillar Club mean?
Caterpillar Club means an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.
What part of speech is Caterpillar Club?
Caterpillar Club is a proper noun.

Words near Caterpillar Club in the dictionary

  1. caterole
  2. cateroles
  3. caterpillar
  4. caterpillar catcher
  5. caterpillar catchers
  6. Caterpillar Club
  7. caterpillar eater
  8. caterpillar eaters
  9. caterpillar fungus
  10. caterpillar funguses
  11. caterpillar hunter

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