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break track Rare 
move ahead of a dog team, a vehicle, or a party of people, making a way through heavy snow, often on snowshoes.
See also: beat the path break v. def. (2a) break trail
- 1900 The custom is for the men to take the lead, "breaking track" as they go, and for the women and children to follow... .
- 1900 The custom is for the men to take the lead, "breaking track" as they go, and for the women and children to follow... .