paddock

noun

pad·​dock ˈpa-dək 

-dik

1

a

: 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 couple were spotted Sunday walking in the paddock during the F1 event at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, England. —Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024

Image The Post Bar, which overlooks the paddock, is a popular gathering spot. —Victor J. Blue Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 8 June 2024

As Eagles Flight was walked from the detention barn toward the paddock at Santa Anita on Monday, the 3-year-old son of Curlin could look up and see a mural of his half brother, 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024

The $200 million re-imagining of the paddock is nearing the finish line, significantly enlarging its footprint and relocating thepre-race gathering space to a prime position between the iconic twin spires. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

paddock

noun

pad·​dock ˈpad-ək 

-ik

1

: an enclosed area where animals are put to eat grass or to exercise

2

: an enclosed area where racehorses are saddled and paraded before moving to the racetrack