caterpillar track
English
    
    Noun
    
caterpillar track (plural caterpillar tracks)
- A continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles.
Usage notes
    
The name came originally from the Caterpillar Tractor Company, but is now common in uncapitalised form.
Translations
    
continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
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