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Noun: caterpillar tread
  1. An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
    "The tank's caterpillar treads allowed it to navigate the muddy terrain";
    - track, caterpillar track

Derived forms: caterpillar treads

Type of: belt

Part of: tracked vehicle

Encyclopedia: Caterpillar tread