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
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With 10 minutes until the start, Gall clips into his time trial bike and rolls through the paddock towards the ramp.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Zhou Guanyu of China and Ferrari walks in the paddock during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 4, 2025 in Northampton, United Kingdom.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Some horses broke paddock fences and sustained injury trying to escape the flashes and bangs.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
Ferrari, the most successful F1 team of all time, signed sponsor darling and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to join its paddock in 2025 after 13 mostly dominant years with Mercedes.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Zhou Guanyu of China and Ferrari walks in the paddock during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 4, 2025 in Northampton, United Kingdom.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Some horses broke paddock fences and sustained injury trying to escape the flashes and bangs.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
Ferrari, the most successful F1 team of all time, signed sponsor darling and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to join its paddock in 2025 after 13 mostly dominant years with Mercedes.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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“Paddock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddock. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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paddock
noun
pad·dock
ˈpad-ək 
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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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