What does “tract” mean?
- 1
nouna large area of land
They bought a huge tract of forest.
- 2
nouna system of connected tubes and organs in the body
The infection affected his respiratory tract.
- 3
nouna short piece of writing on a religious or political subject
He handed out political tracts on the street.
Tract at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- C2 (proficient)
- Pronunciation
- /trækt/ · TRAKT
How to use “tract” correctly
Don’t confuse it with “track”. Medical uses (“digestive tract”) are common in science texts.
Common phrases with “tract”
- a tract of land
- digestive tract
- urinary tract
“tract” is on these word lists
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