record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
Underground Railroad Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
improvisation temporary expedient | an unplanned expedient |
suspension temporary removal | a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) |
track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
cable railway funicular funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cinder track | a racetrack paved with fine cinders |
cog railway rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
fabric cloth material textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
laugh track | prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
racetrack racecourse raceway track | a course over which races are run |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
temporary hookup patch | a connection intended to be used for a limited time |
track cart track cartroad | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
track | a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
track | a groove on a phonograph recording |
track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
track caterpillar track caterpillar tread | an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
tramline tramway streetcar track | the track on which trams or streetcars run |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
inside track | a favorable position in a competition, the boss's son had the inside track for that job |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
lead track trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution, the police are following a promising lead, the trail led straight to the perpetrator |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
temporary injunction interlocutory injunction | injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
cut track | a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc, he played the first cut on the cd, the title track of the album |