acting or thinking in a way that is likely to achieve what is required
(of a horse at the trot) create sufficient impulsion in its hindquarters to cause the hind feet to step onto or slightly ahead of the former position of the forefeet
a rod that connects the two front wheels of a motor vehicle and transmits the steering action from the steering column to the wheels
a path or road for bicycles and not motor vehicles
a course made of rolled cinders for motorcycle racing or of earth for flat racing
a military or other vehicle with wheels at the front and caterpillar tracks at the rear
a career path for women who opt to sacrifice promotions and pay raises in order to devote more time to raising their children
a loose, warm set of clothes consisting of a sweatshirt or light jacket and pants with an elastic or drawstring waist, worn when exercising or as casual wear
a recorded musical accompaniment, especially for a soloist to play or sing along with
an employment structure whereby the holder of a post, typically an academic one, is guaranteed consideration for eventual tenure
an electric circuit made in a section of railway track as an aid to signalling, and able to be short-circuited by the presence of a train
track-and-field contests that take place on a running track, as opposed to those involving throwing or other activities
the best recorded performance in a particular track-and-field event at a particular track
a grassless strip around the outside of the outfield grass that warns fielders that they are approaching the outfield wall
a lighting system in which the lights are fitted on tracks, allowing variable positioning
used in reference to a person whose thoughts are preoccupied with one subject or interest
find someone or something after a thorough or difficult search
athletic events that take place on a running track and a nearby field; track events and field events
a technique for establishing the age of a mineral sample from its uranium content. It involves microscopically counting tracks produced by uranium fission fragments and then establishing the existing concentration of uranium by counting again after irradiating the sample with neutrons
acting or thinking in a way that is likely to result in success (or failure)
(of betting, especially on horse races) involving bets placed at racecourses other than the one at which the race betted on is being run
relating to or made by the mixing of several separately recorded tracks of sound
an articulated steel band passing around the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground