tractus ūs, m
TRAG-,
a drawing, dragging, hauling, pulling, drawing out, trailing
: tractu Ferre rotam, V.: longo Vellera mollibat tractu, O.: Syrtes ab tractu nominatae (i. e. from Gr. σύρω), S.: Squameus in
spiram tractu se conligit anguis, V.—
A train, track, course
: Flammarum, V.: (Phaëthon) longo per aëra tractu Fertur,
in a long train
(of fire), O.: (Cydnus) leni tractu e
fontibus labens puro solo excipitur, Cu.: ut arborum tractu equitatus hostium impediretur, N.—
A stretch, extent
: castrorum, L.: cuius (urbis) is est tractus ductusque muri, ut, etc.—
A territory, district, region, tract of land
: oppidi, Cs.: Conruptus caeli, V.: Venafranus:
Tractus uter plures lepores, uter educet apros,
H.—Fig.,
course, progress, movement
: tractus orationis lenis.—
A drawing out, lengthening, drawling
: verborum.