chenillette

French

Etymology

From chenille +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chenillette f (plural chenillettes)

1. (military) tankette
2. (road equipment) a tracked sidewalk tractor, especially one equipped with a sidewalk (UK: pavement) clearing snowplow
3. (ski resort equipment) a snowcat

Further reading

• “chenillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.