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continuous track

continuous track noun: a track in the form of a metal or flexible belt fitted around a number of wheels to engage the substrate, giving a broader contact with the ground surface, and accordingly to maximise traction and reduce any tendency to sink surfaces. Continuous tracks commonly are designed for relatively heavy vehicles used mainly under off-road conditions; examples include crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, and military tanks.

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Noun

continuous track (plural continuous tracks)

  1. A track in the form of a metal or flexible belt fitted around a number of wheels to engage the substrate, giving a broader contact with the ground surface, and accordingly to maximise traction and reduce any tendency to sink surfaces. Continuous tracks commonly are designed for relatively heavy vehicles used mainly under off-road conditions; examples include crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, and military tanks.

Forms of continuous track

pluralcontinuous tracks

Questions about continuous track

What does continuous track mean?
Continuous track means a track in the form of a metal or flexible belt fitted around a number of wheels to engage the substrate, giving a broader contact with the ground surface, and accordingly to maximise traction and reduce any tendency to sink surfaces. Continuous tracks commonly are designed for relatively heavy vehicles used mainly under off-road conditions; examples include crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, and military tanks.
What part of speech is continuous track?
Continuous track is a noun.
What is the plural of continuous track?
The plural of continuous track is continuous tracks.

Words near continuous track in the dictionary

  1. continuous take
  2. continuous tense
  3. continuous tenses
  4. continuous time
  5. continuous times
  6. continuous track
  7. continuous variable
  8. continuous variable valve timing
  9. continuous variable valve timings
  10. continuous variables
  11. continuous wave

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