beaten track

noun

A well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area.

“on the beaten track”

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Meanings

noun
  1. figurativelysingularsingular onlyA well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area.

    on the beaten track

    2 more examples

    The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track.

    It is a more beaten track.

Translations

German ausgetretener Pfad
  • ausgetretener Pfadwell-trodden path
Cite this entry
APA

beaten track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaten%20track

MLA

“beaten track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaten%20track. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaten track,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaten%20track.

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