- 1a small field in which horses are kept There was an orchard and a paddock for the horses behind the house. Wordfinderhorsebridle, gallop, harness, horse, paddock, rein, stable, stirrup, tack, thoroughbred See related entries: On the farm, Equine sports
- 2(in horse racing or motor racing) an area where horses or cars are taken before a race and shown to the public See related entries: Equine sports
- 3(Australian English, New Zealand English) any field or area of land that has fences around it Word Originearly 17th cent.: apparently a variant of dialect parrock, of unknown ultimate origin.
paddock
nounBrE BrE//ˈpædək//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpædək//
On the farm, Equine sportsCheck pronunciation: paddock
