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• railway/railroad tracks
• we crossed the rail/train track.
• india has thousands of miles of track.
• many branch lines were closed, and the tracks lifted.

track

1. rails (= metal bars) that a train moves along
• railway/railroad tracks
• We crossed the rail/train track.
• India has thousands of miles of track.
• Many branch lines were closed, and the tracks lifted.
2. a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from
• The train for Chicago is on track 9.
3. a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on
• SEE ALSO dirt track (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dirt-track#dirttrack_sng_2
• a race track
• a Formula One Grand Prix track (= for motor racing)
• a running track

Extra Examples

• The company already operates a greyhound track.
• Yesterday I had track practice.
• A few planes were parked on the perimeter track of the airfield.
• A sign marks where the cycle track (= a special route for cyclists) ends.
• a single track road (= wide enough for only one vehicle) with passing places
4. the sport of running on a track
• He loves sports and participates in track and basketball.
5. a rough path or road, usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking there
• SEE ALSO cart track
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cart-track
• a muddy track through the forest
• a dirt track

Extra Examples

• We were bumping along the rough track that led to the lake.
• They had to drive up a dirt track.
• The path joins a farm track near a barn.
• The green hills were criss-crossed with sheep tracks.
• An ancient track crosses the moors.
• A forest track leads up to the waterfall.
• A cart track led to the farm.
• When the track forks, take the left fork.
6. marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle
• We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
• Leading away into the bushes were fresh rabbit tracks.
• tyre tracks
• The beach is criss-crossed with animal tracks.
7. the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in
• SEE ALSO fast track
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fast-track_1
• He switched tracks and went back to college.
• Police are on the track of (= searching for) the thieves.

Extra Examples

• Film comedy developed along a similar track to film drama.
• She decided to change her career track.
• The ship was on a southerly track.
• a twin track approach to crime
• Students pursue one of three tracks: professional writing, film/television/video or new media.
• She felt the excitement of a journalist on the track of a good story.
8. a recording of one song or piece of music
• a track from their latest album
• The album kicks off with the title track (= a song with the same name as the album).
• The opening track is sweet and sentimental.

Extra Examples

• There are thirteen tracks on the album.
• This song is easily the disc's standout track.
• She had already cut a couple of tracks as lead singer with her own group.
9. part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on
• a sixteen track recording studio
• She sang on the backing track.
10. the soundtrack of a film or video
• SEE ALSO laugh track
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/laugh-track
• The film is available with French and Spanish audio tracks.
• There is a commentary track by the director.
11. a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along
12. a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of a large vehicle such as a bulldozer that allows it to move over the ground
• SEE ALSO Caterpillar track™
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/caterpillar-tracktm
13. going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc.
• I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
14. to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
• Curtis is on track for the gold medal.
15. to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
• He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.
16. from or living in a poor area or part of town
17. close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
18. to have/not have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is
• Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.
• I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was).
19. to leave a place, especially to go home
• It’s getting late—I’d better make tracks.
20. far away from other people, houses, etc.
• They live miles off the beaten track.
21. thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
• We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
• The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
• The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
22. to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you
• The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
• Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing?
• The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes.

Word Origin

• late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th cent.) from French traquer or directly from the noun.