CATERPILLAR TRACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caterpillar track mean? 

• CATERPILLAR TRACK (noun)
  The noun CATERPILLAR TRACK has 1 sense:

1. an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

  Familiarity information: CATERPILLAR TRACK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATERPILLAR TRACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caterpillar track; caterpillar tread; track

Hypernyms ("caterpillar track" is a kind of...):

belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caterpillar track"):

half track (a track that goes around only rear wheels)

Holonyms ("caterpillar track" is a part of...):

tracked vehicle (a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks)