paddock
noun
pad·dock ˈpa-dək 
-dik
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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Occasionally, Chris races the horse around the paddock in a golf cart. 
Tom Robbins, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 VeeKay’s results In the coming weeks will no doubt reverberate around the paddock. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022 Unbeknownst to virtually everyone in the paddock, Andretti had broken three ribs in a motorcycle accident days before that race. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 But as the 2022 season has drawn on, Scott Dixon has had fans and members of the paddock alike wondering if the end of his career is near. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 Elevated platforms with a new viewing perspective of the paddock will also be installed for front-side guests. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2022 On May 7, Power will welcome more than 70 chefs and ticketholders back to the Racing Capital of the World to kick off what IMS, race fans and the IndyCar paddock hope will be a normal, spectacular May at IMS. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2022 Viewers with time to binge discovered the drama both on-track and in the paddock. Kyle Mahnke, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Safety was certainly foremost on everyone’s mind before the first race at Santa Anita on Monday when Remi Or Not got loose in the paddock, jumped a fence, headed for the barn area and then did a U-turn back toward people. John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022 See More
Tom Robbins, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 VeeKay’s results In the coming weeks will no doubt reverberate around the paddock. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022 Unbeknownst to virtually everyone in the paddock, Andretti had broken three ribs in a motorcycle accident days before that race. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 But as the 2022 season has drawn on, Scott Dixon has had fans and members of the paddock alike wondering if the end of his career is near. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 Elevated platforms with a new viewing perspective of the paddock will also be installed for front-side guests. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2022 On May 7, Power will welcome more than 70 chefs and ticketholders back to the Racing Capital of the World to kick off what IMS, race fans and the IndyCar paddock hope will be a normal, spectacular May at IMS. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2022 Viewers with time to binge discovered the drama both on-track and in the paddock. Kyle Mahnke, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Safety was certainly foremost on everyone’s mind before the first race at Santa Anita on Monday when Remi Or Not got loose in the paddock, jumped a fence, headed for the barn area and then did a U-turn back toward people. John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus
First Known Use
1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
paddock
noun
pad·dock ˈpa-dək
1
: an enclosed area where animals are put to eat grass or to exercise
2
: an enclosed area where racehorses are saddled and paraded