26984 words

tract

7 definitions • 8 examples
1
a short piece of writing, especially on a religious or political subject, that is intended to influence other people's opinions:

Examples:

Have you read John Milton's tracts on divorce?
2
a large area of land:

Examples:

The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.
3
a measured area of land that is used for a particular purpose, such as building houses or digging for oil:

Examples:

a 132-acre tract in Irving
4
a system of connected tubes and organs with a particular function inside the body of a person or an animal :

Examples:

the urinary/respiratory/digestive tract
5
a large area of land, or a measured area of land:

Examples:

The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.
A new hospital will be built on the 60-acre tract.
6
a system of tubes and organs in the body that are connected and have a particular purpose:

Examples:

the digestive/urinary tract
7
a short piece of writing, esp. on a religious or political subject, that is intended to influence people’s opinions

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