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

Examples of single-track in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The single-track trails, meanwhile, were off-limits. —Maureen Gaffney, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025

Conflicting accounts came out of the meeting on whether Republicans will pursue a single-track strategy on budget reconciliation. —John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025

Chicago won 15-12. 1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another train crossing a single-track gantlet bridge in Gary, killing seven. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

The parks sits on 156 acres and contains eight single-track mountain bike trails covering six miles. —Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for single-track

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback