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Track \Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of
animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to
draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.]
1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the
track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the
track of a sled or a wheel.
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The bright track of his fiery car. --Shak.
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2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or
beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
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Far from track of men. --Milton.
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3. (Zool.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of
birds, etc.
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4. A road; a beaten path.
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Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden.
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5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
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6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
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7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.
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8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of
land. [Obs.] "Small tracks of ground." --Fuller.
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{Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}.
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