paddock
noun
pad·dock
| \ ˈpa-dək
, -dik\
, -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
In fact, there are paid contests for which horse looks best in the paddock. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Day in the life of a groom on the Del Mar backstretch," 24 Aug. 2019 Bison have been kept in a paddock next to Spreckels Lake at the park since the 1890s. — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, "Brunhilda, one of Golden Gate Park’s famous bison, has died," 16 Aug. 2019 As workers progressively move their portable paddocks across fields, the ranging chickens devour bugs and efficiently fertilize each patch. — Eric Velasco, al, "Follow the journey of local food from seed to plate," 13 Aug. 2019 Instead of celebrating in victory lane after the 30-lap Late Model feature on May 4, Wray raised the victor’s trophy in the paddock after winner Kevin Gambacorta ultimately was disqualified. — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, "Wray earns this win in Stafford Late Model feature," 27 July 2019 An insecticide bath took care of the bugs on the sheep, and a hard freeze in November eliminated the ones in the paddock. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, "The Terrifying Unknowns of an Exotic Invasive Tick," 28 June 2019 IndyCar is a traveling circus, and those in the paddock make up a fraternity. — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The IndyCar paddock is full of Cheeseheads, don'tcha know," 21 June 2019 Brunhilda and other bison moved into the paddock in 2011 from a private breeder. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Francisco bison named Brunhilda dies," 19 Aug. 2019 Brunhilda, a female American bison living in the park’s famous paddock, died Thursday. — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, "Brunhilda, one of Golden Gate Park’s famous bison, has died," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paddock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for paddock
paddock
noun
English Language Learners Definition of paddock
: a small field where animals (such as horses) are kept
: an enclosed area at a race track where horses, dogs, etc., are kept before a race
See the full definition for paddock in the English Language Learners Dictionary
paddock
noun
pad·dock
| \ ˈpa-dək
\
\
Kids Definition of paddock
1
: an enclosed area where animals are put to eat grass or to exercise
2
: an enclosed area where racehorses are saddled and paraded