Entry Word: tract

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a broad geographical area <a vast and fertile tract of farmland> — see region 2
2 a small area of usually open land <the town had planned on turning that tract of meadow into a park> — see field 1
3 a small piece of land that is developed or available for development <had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house> — see lot 1