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paddock

paddock

4 7.3
An enclosed area at a racetrack where horses are saddled and walked before a race
  • noun
  • /ˈpædək/
translation icon : paddock
  • "It's time," Stutts said as he walked toward the paddock prior to the race.
  • paddock area
  • paddock before the race
  • walk to the paddock

And she invited us to come to the paddock on Friday, which is practice day.

Examples

  • See you in the paddock.

    Brazil (1985)

  • The horses are now leaving the paddock for the race.

    Bait (2000)

  • And she invited us to come to the paddock on Friday, which is practice day.

    Rich Roll

  • So, the paddock is quite safe, then?

    Jurassic World (2015)

  • Would you walk with me down to the paddock?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • All they wanted was their spot in the paddock and the purse.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • And the horses for the bumper race are making their way to the paddock.

    Dream Horse (2021)

  • The horses were filing into the paddock, with Eddie leading Beatific in last.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We're standing just outside the Rockingham jockey room, across from the paddock, on a warm September afternoon.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The horses were paraded in the paddock before the big race.

Synonyms

paddock area
vspaddock
6.0

A fenced area where horses stay before a race

is used for saddling and parading horses before a race
holding paddock
vspaddock
  • UK
5.8

An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them

is for saddling and parading horses before a race

Compounds

long paddock
  • Australian
9.6

A long grass field where cows graze, often beside a road

holding paddock
  • UK
5.8

An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them

paddock area
6.0

A fenced area where horses stay before a race

How Public

racetrack
49 2.3
paddock
4 7.3
stable
110 1.0

Surface Forms

paddock singular
paddocks plural

Etymology

Paddock comes from an old word for a small enclosed area for animals, much like a 'pen', and that idea stayed with the word. So at racetracks a paddock is the fenced place where horses are brought, saddled, and shown before a race.