noun

paddock

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noun

A small fenced field, especially one used for grazing or exercising horses.

"The mare grazed quietly in the paddock."

An enclosure at a racetrack where vehicles or horses are prepared before a race.

"Mechanics swarmed the car in the paddock before the race began."

How to Use Paddock

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA fenced-in grassy area for animals, or the prep area at a racetrack.

Common pairings

horse paddock F1 paddock

paddocked past tense, paddocks plural, paddocks plural, Paddocks plural, paddocks singular

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The mare grazed quietly in the _____.

Likely a variant of an old British dialect word for a small enclosed field, ultimately related to "park."

haddock Braddock Craddock