C1nounformalnaturehealth
US/trækt/
UK/trækt/
a large area of land; also a set of connected organs in the body, such as those that digest food
In context
A huge tract of forest was cleared to make way for a rubber plantation.
Eating plenty of fiber helps keep the digestive tract healthy.
The infection had spread to her respiratory tract.
Words that go with tract
adjective + noun
- digestive tractProbiotics may support the digestive tract after a course of antibiotics.
- respiratory tractSmoke irritates the respiratory tract and causes coughing.
- vast tractVast tracts of rainforest disappear every year.
- urinary tractDrinking enough water helps prevent urinary tract infections.
noun + preposition
- tract of landThe company bought a tract of land near the new airport.