Question

look at this sentence: the hunters identified traces of the deer in the fresh snow and followed them through the wilderness. select the definition of trace that the sentence uses. trace /treɪs/ noun pl /traces/ 1. tracks or other signs left behind by the passing of a person or animal: the search party found no trace of the missing hikers. 2. a surviving marker left behind as evidence of a group or event: archaeologists stumbled on traces of a lost civilization in the jungle. 3. a small amount of a chemical component: this particular compound contains a trace of copper. 4. an outline drawn from an image: the medical textbook contains traces of the digestive organs. — from old french (tracier)

Explanation:

The sentence uses "traces" to mean the signs (tracks) left by the deer, which matches the first definition of "trace" as tracks or signs left by a person/animal.

Answer:

1. tracks or other signs left behind by the passing of a person or animal: The search party found no trace of the missing hikers.