| track lighting |
a means of illuminating a room or the like with adjustable lights that are arranged along a narrow electrified track on a wall or ceiling. |
| trackman |
a railroad employee who lays, inspects, or repairs railroad tracks. [2 definitions] |
| track record |
a record or history of actions or performance. |
| tracksuit |
a matching jacket or sweatshirt and pants designed to be worn during exercise or warm-up. |
| track system |
an educational practice in which students are placed into certain curricula of study based on evaluation of their abilities, interests, needs, or the like. |
| trackwalker |
a person who visually inspects railroad tracks as an assigned task. |
| tract1 |
an expanse of land or water, sometimes with defined boundaries. [2 definitions] |
| tract2 |
a brief essay or pamphlet, usu. on a religious or political topic, that is distributed to solicit support or adherence. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. [2 definitions] |
| tractate |
a treatise, tract, or essay. |
| tractile |
able to be drawn out or extended; tensile; ductile. |
| traction |
the adhesive friction of a body moving on a surface, such as the tire of an automobile against a road. [3 definitions] |
| tractive |
producing or having traction; pulling; drawing. |
| tractor |
a powerful motorized vehicle with large, heavily treaded tires, used to pull farm machinery. [2 definitions] |
| tractor-trailer |
a truck tractor to which a trailer or semitrailer is attached. |
| trade |
the act of buying and selling commodities, or all such acts collectively; commerce. [11 definitions] |
| tradeable |
combined form of trade. |
| trade association |
an organization of businesses or businesspeople, often in the same line of business, formed to promote mutual interests. |
| trade book |
a book that is sold or distributed to general readers, as opposed to a book such as a textbook or manual. |
| trade deficit |
the amount by which a country's exports total less than its imports. |
| trade discount |
a discount on the price of an item offered by its manufacturer or wholesaler, either to a buyer in the same trade or to a retailer. |