1
a
: 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
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The supermodel visited the pit wall and paddock as part of a gig with Tommy Hilfiger, who’s now into hopping into the world of motorsports.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The plot would be Bermuda grass pasture for cattle, but the paddock instead hosts two inactive oil wells and huge tanks that the Ledgerwoods believe held the salt water that fouled their land.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
The first stakes race, the Knicks Go, is at 12:04 p.m. At 6:16 p.m. the walkover for the derby horses from the barns to paddock starts.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Its newest showpiece is the $200 million paddock, where fans who don’t mind dropping up to $12,000 can dine and watch the horses being saddled before the races.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
General admission fans can view the paddock from the top tier.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Outside, a few black SUVs marked as county K9 units are parked near the paddocks.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
The paddock judge makes sure everyone has their number, every horse is in order and all the equipment is right.
—Scott Enman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Populous recently completed a $200 million paddock renovation in time for the 150th Derby at Churchill Downs that added more than 3,600 all-inclusive seats, starting at $1,775 for the Derby on May 4, and for the Oaks, the premier race for 3-year-old fillies, a day earlier.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The plot would be Bermuda grass pasture for cattle, but the paddock instead hosts two inactive oil wells and huge tanks that the Ledgerwoods believe held the salt water that fouled their land.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
The first stakes race, the Knicks Go, is at 12:04 p.m. At 6:16 p.m. the walkover for the derby horses from the barns to paddock starts.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Its newest showpiece is the $200 million paddock, where fans who don’t mind dropping up to $12,000 can dine and watch the horses being saddled before the races.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
General admission fans can view the paddock from the top tier.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Outside, a few black SUVs marked as county K9 units are parked near the paddocks.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
The paddock judge makes sure everyone has their number, every horse is in order and all the equipment is right.
—Scott Enman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Populous recently completed a $200 million paddock renovation in time for the 150th Derby at Churchill Downs that added more than 3,600 all-inclusive seats, starting at $1,775 for the Derby on May 4, and for the Oaks, the premier race for 3-year-old fillies, a day earlier.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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paddock
noun
pad·dock
ˈpad-ək 
-ik
1
: an enclosed area where animals are put to eat grass or to exercise
2
: an enclosed area where racehorses are saddled and paraded before moving to the racetrack
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