Main Entry: pad·dock

Pronunciation: \ˈpa-dək, -dik\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus

Date: 1622

1 a : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals; especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race b Australian & New Zealand : an often enclosed field
2 : an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked