1. a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised
2. an area at a racetrack where horses are saddled and paraded before a race
Usage: horse racing

Examples

• The horses grazed peacefully in the paddock behind the barn.
• She led her mare into the small paddock for some exercise.
• The jockey walked his horse around the paddock before the race.
• We watched the thoroughbreds being prepared in the paddock.
• The farm had several paddocks for different groups of horses.
• Spectators gathered around the paddock to see the horses up close.