caterpillar track

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caterpillar track

noun 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.

    Similar: continuous track, track, crawler

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noun continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt

Españoloruga, rodadura oruga, tractor oruga, tracción oruga
日本語キャタピラ kyatapira, キャタピラー kyatapirā, カタピラー katapirā, 無限軌道 mugen kidō
中文履帶 /履带 lǚdài
Portuguêslagarta, esteira
Françaischenille
DeutschRaupenkette, Gleiskette
Italianocingolo
Ελληνικάερπύστρια erpýstria
Românășenilă
Русскийгу́сеница gúsenica
עבריתזחליל zakhlíl

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@misc{caterpillar_track_2026,
  title = {caterpillar track},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caterpillar%20track},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}