Caterpillar Club

proper noun

An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Caterpillar Club
  1. An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

Origin

From the fact that early parachutes were made of silk, produced by silkworms (which are a species of caterpillar).

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APA

Caterpillar Club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caterpillar%20Club

MLA

“Caterpillar Club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caterpillar%20Club. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caterpillar Club,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caterpillar%20Club.

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