tract — an area of land, especially a large one
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an area of land, especially a large one
Pronunciation (IPA): /trækt/
Example Sentences
- The developer purchased a huge tract of land to build a shopping mall, but forgot it was actually a swamp.
- The doctor explained that my digestive tract was working perfectly, unlike my ability to digest bad news.
- Conservation efforts focus on protecting large tracts of rainforest.
tract
NOUN[/trækt/]
an area of land, especially a large one
A vast tract of farmland stretches endlessly under the golden afternoon sun.
The tractor pulled the heavy cart across the field, illustrating the root tract, meaning “to pull or draw.” (TRACT = PULL / DRAW : Think of a tractor pulling a heavy cart.)
The bright flowers attract bees to the tract of land, where the farmers contract workers to harvest the crops.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin tractus, meaning 'a drawing out' or 'a stretch of land,' derived from trahere meaning 'to pull' or 'to draw.' The image is of land stretched out or pulled in one direction, like an extended area.
Breakdown
tract- (to pull, draw, stretch) + no suffix (the Latin past participle tractus became the English noun directly)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The developer purchased a huge tract of land to build a shopping mall, but forgot it was actually a swamp.”
“The doctor explained that my digestive tract was working perfectly, unlike my ability to digest bad news.”
“Conservation efforts focus on protecting large tracts of rainforest.”
“The infection spread throughout his respiratory tract.”
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