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caterpillar track

caterpillar track noun: a generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around the wheels of crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles in such a manner as to spread the load on the ground surface and thereby improve traction and reduce sinking into soft surfaces.

caterpillar track: a generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around...
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Noun

caterpillar track (plural caterpillar tracks)

  1. A generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around the wheels of crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles in such a manner as to spread the load on the ground surface and thereby improve traction and reduce sinking into soft surfaces.

Synonyms of caterpillar track

Forms of caterpillar track

pluralcaterpillar tracks

Questions about caterpillar track

What does caterpillar track mean?
Caterpillar track means a generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around the wheels of crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles in such a manner as to spread the load on the ground surface and thereby improve traction and reduce sinking into soft surfaces.
What part of speech is caterpillar track?
Caterpillar track is a noun.
What is the plural of caterpillar track?
The plural of caterpillar track is caterpillar tracks.

Words near caterpillar track in the dictionary

  1. caterpillar roll
  2. caterpillar rolls
  3. caterpillar searcher
  4. caterpillar searchers
  5. caterpillar skiing
  6. caterpillar track
  7. caterpillar tracks
  8. caterpillar tree
  9. caterpillar trees
  10. caterpillared
  11. caterpillaring

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