paddock

pad-dock · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small enclosed field near a stable or barn where horses are kept or exercised.

  2. 2.

    An enclosed area at a racecourse where horses are assembled and paraded before a race.

  3. 3.

    (In motor racing) An enclosed area where racing cars are kept and worked on.

Forms

plural: paddocks

Related words

See also: corral, stable
Synonyms: corral, enclosure, field, pen

Etymology

From Old English pearroc (enclosure), of uncertain origin.