tract

Noun
  1. An extended area of land (synset 108691133)
    is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    subtypes:
    • baseball diamond, diamond, infield - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
    • center, center field, centerfield - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
    • left, left field, leftfield - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
    • outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
    • right, right field, rightfield - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
    • short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
    • railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
    • desert - arid land with little or no vegetation
    • oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
    • battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
    • minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed
    • breeding ground - a place where animals breed
    • clearing, glade - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
    • field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
    • field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
    • grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
    • athletic field, field, playing area, playing field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game
    • industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
    • grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
    • mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
    • parade ground - an area for holding parades
    • fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
    • midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
    • fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
    • park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
    • common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
    • picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking
    • public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
    • toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located
    • range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
    • sector - a portion of a military position
    • land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
    • subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots
    • mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines
    • terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
    • patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    • lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
    • yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
    • yard - a tract of land where logs are accumulated
    same as: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land
  2. A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose (synset 105518558)
    is a type of: system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    subtypes:
  3. A brief treatise on a subject of interest;
    Published in the form of a booklet (synset 106420933)
    is a type of: treatise - a formal exposition
    same as: pamphlet
  4. A bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain (synset 105483530)
    is a type of: substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
    subtypes:
    same as: nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway

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