tract Sentence Examples

  1. The doctor discovered a small tract of scar tissue in the patient's liver.
  2. The politician's latest tract on immigration sparked fierce debate.
  3. The forest fire scorched a vast tract of land, destroying thousands of acres.
  4. The tract of land near the river was ideal for building a new park.
  5. The scientist studied the tract of neurons in the brain to understand how memories are formed.
  6. The pamphlet outlined a detailed tract for achieving financial success.
  7. The hiker stumbled upon a tract of ancient petroglyphs hidden among the rocks.
  8. The archaeologist uncovered a small tract of pottery fragments dating back to prehistoric times.
  9. The tract of agricultural land was essential for feeding the growing population.
  10. The city map highlighted a tract of vacant land suitable for development.

tract Meaning

Wordnet

tract (n)

an extended area of land

a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose

a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

Webster

tract (n.)

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

Webster

tract (v.)

Something drawn out or extended; expanse.

A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.

Traits; features; lineaments.

The footprint of a wild beast.

Track; trace.

Treatment; exposition.

Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.

Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.

Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.

Webster

tract (v. t.)

To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.

Synonyms & Antonyms of tract

FAQs About the word tract

an extended area of land, a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose, a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form o

land, neck,region, part(s),zone, domain, belt, district, corridor, territory

No antonyms found.

The doctor discovered a small tract of scar tissue in the patient's liver.

The politician's latest tract on immigration sparked fierce debate.

The forest fire scorched a vast tract of land, destroying thousands of acres.

The tract of land near the river was ideal for building a new park.