Caterpillar (
also ˈCaterpillar ˌtrack)
noun [countable] trademark a metal belt made of short connected pieces that is fastened over the wheels of a heavy vehicle to help it to move over soft ground:
a Caterpillar tractor (=a vehicle fitted with this belt) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
cat‧er‧pil‧lar /ˈkætəˌpɪlə $ -tərˌpɪlər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: catepelose 'hairy cat, caterpillar']
a small creature like a
worm with many legs that eats leaves and that develops into a
butterfly or other flying insect
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲