track
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2.2
- noun
- /træk/
:
vía (ferroviaria)
- We followed the tracks through the snow to see where the animal had gone.
- railroad tracks
- train tracks
- railway tracks
And I am running around at the track, at the fat farm.
- And I am running around at the track, at the fat farm.
- I lived on the train tracks on Alma near Alma St.
- So there was the track for the closet door.
- There is no fast track to this, but you will get there.
- It fills with fear and we stop in our tracks moving forward.
- That is the most dependable track to have financial success.
Examples
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The Belgians and French had also destroyed tracks, bridges and tunnels.
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I've checked the entire outside perimeter for footprints and tire tracks.
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We found no tracks in or out.
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Syria has increased its length of track but uses it much less than in the past.
Academic text (1999) -
Who jumps down onto the tracks to help them?
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I lived on the train tracks on Alma near Alma St.
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They found Dietrichson's body on the tracks near Burbank.
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The dog left muddy tracks on the porch after playing outside.
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The hikers carefully stayed on the tracks to avoid getting lost in the wilderness.
Synonyms
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2.0
The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
231
1.4
A visible sign left where a person or animal has passed
49
2.3
A track where cars or horses race
39
2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
32
2.5
Two metal rails on the ground that trains run on
23
4.2
A track where cars or bikes race
7
4.3
A track where cars or horses race
4
3.7
A racing track for cars or motorcycles with a surface of packed earth rather than pavement
4
2.9
A place where horse races take place
1
3.3
Rails in a city that trams run on
1
6.8
A short extra track beside the main line used to hold trains or let others pass
1
7.0
Marks on the ground that animals, people, or vehicles make when they move
1
4.8
A rough path made by cart wheels
1
3.0
A path for people who ride horses
A rough road in the countryside for carts
A short rail line that turns off a main line to reach a factory or warehouse
A running track with a surface of fine cinders
Idioms
Compounds
4
3.7
A racing track for cars or motorcycles with a surface of packed earth rather than pavement
4
3.9
A recorded audience reaction added to a TV or radio show to make jokes seem funnier
1
3.2
A lively, cheerful piece of music with a fast beat that makes people want to dance
- Specialized
A continuous metal or rubber belt around a vehicle's wheels that helps it move over rough ground
- Specialized
A vehicle with tracks at the back and wheels at the front that moves over rough ground
- Specialized
Time a disk read/write head takes to move to the next data track
- Specialized
A short rail line that turns off a main line to reach a factory or warehouse
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Track comes from an old word for a 'trail' or 'mark', the same idea behind the English word trace; imagine the path left by feet, wheels, or animals. So a track is a path or the marks made on the ground.