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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

track

noun · Say it: TRAK

What it means

Foundation

a rough path, or a course for racing on

On sports day, we ran four laps around the school track.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • course
  • path
  • trail

More examples

  • A muddy track led through the woods to the farm.

Where the word comes from

From Old French 'trac', meaning a trail or footprints.

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