tract of land
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4.1
- noun
- /trækt əv lænd/
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terreno
- Our field sites consisted of two large tracts of land managed as natural areas.
- a large tract of land
- a vast tract of land
- purchase a tract of land
It's a tract of land which is developed by a developer, often according to it.
- It's a tract of land which is developed by a developer, often according to it.
Examples
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It's a utility company but Greene's been doing a lot of philanthropic work buying up large tracts of land for ecological preserves.
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The BIA selected a tract of land on the Chehalis River as a suitable reservation.
Academic text (1990) -
The idea, in effect, is to have the same tract of land serve multiple uses.
Academic text (1997) -
In response, they are buying large tracts of land in other countries to grow food for themselves.
Blog text (5) -
Farmers were able to farm larger tracts of land with the use of tractors and other equipment.
Blog text (16) -
You own one of the finest tracts of land in upstate New York.
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He'd also inherited a large tract of land and a house in the country.
Fiction book (1991) -
The giant corporation was preparing to offer immense tracts of land for colonization.
Fiction book (2000) -
Cemetery founders sought outlying locations where large tracts of land were available at a reasonable cost.
Academic text (2006) -
The government was promising large tracts of land and plentiful technical help to the would-be settlers.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area of ground used for farming, building, or as a country
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3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
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1.7
Land where people grow crops or raise animals
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5.6
A large area of land not divided into smaller parts
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4.9
A piece of land marked to sell or build on
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1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
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4.0
A piece of land usually measured in acres and used for farming or building
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5.2
A large area of land used for farming or raising animals
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2.9
A piece of land sold or owned as one unit
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2.7
A piece of land used for a specific purpose like building or farming
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2.8
An area of land used for something, like a garden or park
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5.1
An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
A large area of land treated as one unit
A large area of countryside land owned by one family
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Morphology
The meaning 'a large area of land' is directly and transparently derived from the constituent 'tract' (a sizable continuous area) combined with 'of land' which specifies the domain. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following normal English noun + of + noun patterns and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily understand it.
Etymology
Tract of land comes from an old word meaning 'to pull' or 'stretch', so the tract part creates the image of a long, stretched piece of land kept together as one unit. That's why it means 'a large area of land used for a particular purpose'.