Phrase guide

caterpillar track

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: continuous track, track, crawler

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: track, caterpillar tread

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt

Narrower terms: half track

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թրթուր (tʻrtʻur) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Azerbaijani: tırtıl — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Bulgarian: верига (veriga) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Catalan: eruga — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 履帶 /履带 (lǚdài) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Dutch: rupsband — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Estonian: roomik — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Finnish: telaketju — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • French: chenille — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Georgian: მუხლუხა ჯაჭვი (muxluxa ǯač̣vi) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Georgian: მუხლუხა (muxluxa) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • German: Raupenkette — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • German: Gleiskette — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Greek: ερπύστρια (erpýstria) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Hebrew: זחליל (zakhlíl) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Hungarian: hernyótalp — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Hungarian: lánctalp — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Irish: roth altach — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Italian: cingolo — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Japanese: キャタピラ (kyatapira) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Japanese: キャタピラー (kyatapirā) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Japanese: カタピラー (katapirā) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Japanese: 無限軌道 (mugen kidō) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Macedonian: гасе́ница (gasénica) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Mongolian: гинж — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Pannonian Rusyn: гушенїца (hušenjica) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Polish: gąsienica — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Portuguese: lagarta — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Portuguese: esteira — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Romanian: șenilă — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Russian: гу́сеница (gúsenica) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Spanish: oruga — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Spanish: rodadura oruga — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Spanish: tractor oruga — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Spanish: tracción oruga — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Swedish: larvfötter — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Turkish: palet — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Turkish: tırtıl — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Ukrainian: гу́сениця (húsenycja) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt
  • Ukrainian: гу́сінь (húsinʹ) — continuous track in the form of steel or rubber belt