long paddock

9.6

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

noun

Australian

: pasto largo

During the drought, the cattle were moved to the long paddock for better grazing.

Examples

Farmers sometimes use the long paddock alongside roads when pasture at home runs short.
Farmers often use the long paddock during droughts.
He spent his childhood on a farm with a vast long paddock behind the house.
The cattle grazed peacefully in the long paddock.
During the drought, the cattle were moved to the long paddock for better grazing.
Farmers sometimes use the long paddock alongside roads when pasture at home runs short.
Farmers often use the long paddock during droughts.

Synonyms

pasture

vslong paddock

102 1.4

Land with grass where farm animals eat

is land along roads used for grazing during drought or stock movement

paddock

vslong paddock

8 3.4

A small enclosed field where animals such as horses graze or exercise

is larger open grazing area used along roads and in droughts

tract of land

vslong paddock

6 4.1

A large area of land used for a certain purpose

is specifically used for roadside grazing of animals, often during droughts

cow pasture

vslong paddock

3 2.0

A field of grass where cows eat

is larger, roadside grazing often used when moving or protecting animals

pastureland

vslong paddock

2 3.7

Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat

is large roadside grazing used especially during drought or when moving animals

pasture land

vslong paddock

2 2.6

Land with grass where farm animals eat

is large roadside grazing used especially during drought or moving animals

Surface Forms

long paddock singular

long paddocks plural

Morphology

long + paddock

The meaning 'a large or extended grazing area' is directly derivable from 'long' (extended in length) combined with 'paddock' (a field for grazing). While the phrase has regional Australian connotations (e.g., alongside roads or for moving stock), this pragmatic nuance does not obscure the compositional meaning, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

The Australian noun long paddock comes from farm life: farmers used a long strip of land called a paddock next to roads to hold or feed cattle when pasture at home was short. So, long paddock means 'a large area for grazing livestock'.