tract
/trækt/
noun
- A large area of land, often of a specific type or used for a particular purpose.
- Vast tracts of forest were destroyed by the wildfire.
- They own a tract of farmland in the valley.
- The developer bought a large tract of land to build new homes.
- A system of organs or tubes in the body that work together to perform a function.
- The digestive tract breaks down food and absorbs nutrients.
- The doctor examined her urinary tract for any problems.
- An infection in the respiratory tract can cause coughing and fever.
- A short piece of writing, especially on a religious or political subject, intended to persuade people.
- She wrote a tract about the importance of protecting the environment.
- The pamphlet was a political tract arguing for tax reform.
- He handed out a religious tract on the street corner.