cat-train

[ kat-treyn ]

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

Origin of cat-train

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for cat-train

cat-train

noun
  1. Canadian a train of sleds, cabooses, etc, pulled by a caterpillar tractor, used chiefly in the north during winter to transport freight

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