single-track
adjective
sin·gle-track
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈtrak 
1
: having only one track
2
: lacking intellectual range, receptiveness, or flexibility : one-track
had a single-track mind incapable of adjusting to changes
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The collection of looped single-track paths began its evolution from old livestock and mining trails with the development of the (unofficial) Hawes Trail in 1989.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One tester used this headlamp to pedal up and ride down a wooded single-track trail after work.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Presley’s Sun Studios sessions, with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, were recorded live to single-track mono tape by label owner Sam Phillips, which means any real remixes of the songs have always been impossible.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Opened last summer, the new single-track path is just a few miles from downtown Prescott and provides connectivity with several popular forest trails like Wolverton Mountain as well as the 51-mile Prescott Circle Trail.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Guided hikes, yoga, pickleball, tennis, archery, line dancing lessons, mountain biking on miles of single-track trails, and rides in an all-terrain vehicle to see the resort’s 500-acre elk preserve are some of the many open-air options.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Santos has over 80 miles of single-track for beginner to expert-level riders.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024
The study concludes that a trail system could safely and logistically run along one side of the active, single-track rail line, from Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood to the University of Hartford and the Bloomfield town line.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
The existing pair of single-track tunnels is more than 110 years old and suffering from damage sustained by flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One tester used this headlamp to pedal up and ride down a wooded single-track trail after work.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Presley’s Sun Studios sessions, with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, were recorded live to single-track mono tape by label owner Sam Phillips, which means any real remixes of the songs have always been impossible.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Opened last summer, the new single-track path is just a few miles from downtown Prescott and provides connectivity with several popular forest trails like Wolverton Mountain as well as the 51-mile Prescott Circle Trail.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Guided hikes, yoga, pickleball, tennis, archery, line dancing lessons, mountain biking on miles of single-track trails, and rides in an all-terrain vehicle to see the resort’s 500-acre elk preserve are some of the many open-air options.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Santos has over 80 miles of single-track for beginner to expert-level riders.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024
The study concludes that a trail system could safely and logistically run along one side of the active, single-track rail line, from Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood to the University of Hartford and the Bloomfield town line.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
The existing pair of single-track tunnels is more than 110 years old and suffering from damage sustained by flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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“Single-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-track. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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