PADDOCK


Meaning of PADDOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-dək, -dik ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus

Date: 1622

1.

a. : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals ; especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

b. Australian & New Zealand : an often enclosed field

2. : an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.