1
: traveling on endless metal belts instead of wheels
2
: moving along a rail
a tracked air-cushion vehicle

Examples of tracked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The tracked robot, about the size of a small truck, boasted a 30-millimeter gun, anti-tank missiles, and a 7.62-mm machine gun. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2022 Bridgers’ subdued, gentle multi-tracked vocals skate across a piano progression before the song explodes into a lounge music fever dream, complete with swirling psychedelic synth accents. Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 Just in the last month, at least 13,700 startup employees have lost their jobs, per Layoffs.fyi, according to tracked figures, and the actual numbers are likely far higher. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 29 June 2022 Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have by and large tracked risk assets like stocks since late last year. Anne Sraders, Fortune, 17 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for tracked 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tracked was in 1926

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Cite this Entry

“Tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracked. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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