Paddock: meaning, definitions and examples
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paddock
[ ˈpædək ]
horse racing
A small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn where horses are kept and trained.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The horse was taken out of the paddock and led to the starting line.
- The jockey walked the horse around the paddock to warm up before the race.
Translations
Translations of the word "paddock" in other languages:
🇵🇹 paddock
- pasto
- cercado
🇮🇳 बाड़ा
- चरागाह
- अहाता
🇩🇪 Gehege
- Koppel
- Pferch
🇮🇩 kandang
- padang rumput
- pagar
🇺🇦 загін
- пасовище
- огорожа
🇵🇱 zagroda
- pastwisko
- wybieg
🇯🇵 放牧場 (ほうぼくじょう)
🇫🇷 enclos
- pâturage
- parc
🇪🇸 prado
- cercado
- corral
🇹🇷 çit
- otlak
- padok
🇰🇷 울타리
- 목장
- 방목지
🇸🇦 حظيرة
- مرعى
- سياج
🇨🇿 výběh
- ohrada
- pastvina
🇸🇰 výbeh
- ohrada
- pastvina
🇨🇳 围场 (wéichǎng)
- 牧场 (mùchǎng)
- 栅栏 (zhàlán)
🇸🇮 ograja
- pašnik
- hlev
🇮🇸 gerði
- beitiland
- girðing
🇰🇿 қоршау
- жайылым
- қора
🇬🇪 ფარიკაობა
- საძოვარი
- კლდეში
🇦🇿 çit
- otlaq
- tövlə
🇲🇽 prado
- cercado
- corral
Etymology
The word 'paddock' originated from Middle English 'padok', from Old English 'pædduc', meaning 'an enclosure for animals'. It has been used since the 14th century to refer to a small field or enclosure for horses or other animals.