Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people’s feet, until it is hard.
Before you is a well-worn path of ~ earth.
= trampled
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A place that is off the ~ track is in an area where not many people live or go.
Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the ~ track.
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