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cat-train

[ kat-treyn ]

noun

, Chiefly Canadian.
  1. a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.


cat-train

noun

  1. a train of sleds, cabooses, etc, pulled by a caterpillar tractor, used chiefly in the north during winter to transport freight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cat-train1

First recorded in 1945–50

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