paddock

Small grazing enclosure

A paddock is a small enclosed field, typically for horses or livestock to graze or exercise.

In horse racing, the paddock is the area where horses are saddled and paraded before a race.

In British and Australian English, paddock extends to any fenced field on a farm: The sheep were moved to the back paddock.

In motorsports, the paddock is the area where vehicles are prepared and teams set up.

enclosure

fence

Boundary structure between properties

  • corralFenced livestock enclosure
  • penInk-filled writing tool
  • yardLinear measure or grounds

gate · stockade · compound · stall · barn · run · rail · post · wire · wooden

equestrian

horse

Domesticated riding animal

foal · colt · filly · saddle · bridle · trot · canter · gallop · dressage · showjumping

grazing

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

sheep · cattle · grazing · fodder · hay · clover · forage · herbage · herd · flock

farmland

field

Area of specialty

tillage · crop · fallow · cultivation · plowing · sowing · harvesting · irrigation · farmland · homestead

racing

jockey

Professional race rider

bookmaker · tote · derby · betting · odds · turf · handicap · trifecta · exacta · quinella

motorsport

pitlane

Racetrack service corridor

  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • qualifyingMeeting required criteria
  • garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure

circuit · driver · team · telemetry · warm-up · formation · starting · marbles · marshal · safety

Categories
Opposites
enclosure vs. open land

paddockopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

rangeland · free range · open country · prairie · range

domesticated vs. wild space

paddockwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wild · bush · backcountry · frontier · jungle

rural vs. urban land use

paddockcity block

Urban land parcel

parking lot · industrial zone · downtown · built-up area · concrete jungle

Family

paddocks, paddocked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G