paddock

noun

pad·dock | \ ˈpa-dək

, -dik\

Definition of paddock

1a : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals led the sheep into the paddock especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

b Australia and New Zealand : an often enclosed field

2 : an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked

Examples of paddock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Stakes Room offers private wraparound balconies which provide phenomenal views of both the track and paddock. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "Here's your chance to win tickets and do the Kentucky Derby (and Oaks) like a celebrity," 10 Apr. 2018 Barber Motorsports Park is a wide open road course with numrtoud access points to the paddock. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Why did IndyCar let teams refuel before restart at Alabama?," 23 Apr. 2018 Access to that paddock usually requires at least two different lanyards and some kind of inside connection. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Open mind, wide open throttle: We go to our first NASCAR race," 15 Nov. 2018 Fans are able to enjoy trackside views of all eleven races in open areas without seating or just dance the night away in the paddock with several bands like Tony and the Tan Lines performing on a main stage. — Scott Utterback, The Courier-Journal, "Downs After Dark adopts neon night theme at Churchill Downs," 3 June 2018 Once suitably situated, we were sent out into the paddock to warm the cars up. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "How a day driving high-downforce cars at VIR taught me I’m OK being slow," 11 Sep. 2018 Participants list their ambitions and goals and then meet with six untethered horses in an open paddock. — Kate Donnelly, WSJ, "Will ‘Horse Therapy’ Make You Better at Your Job?," 4 Dec. 2018 In fact, Mazda approached Joest as early as January that year, keeping the secret remarkably well in a paddock full of gossips. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "This isn’t a game: We try out a professional driver-in-the-loop simulator," 9 Aug. 2018 Any sentient person who has spent measurable time near a paddock, then or now, could in clear conscience verify that the lines at the betting windows would vanish if gangsters and other persons of ill repute ceased to assemble at racetracks. — Richard E. Farley, Town & Country, "The Great American Racetrack War," 9 June 2017

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