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# paddock

noun (a paddock, paddocks)

«paddock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland) A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept, often near a house or stable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#m1)
2. (Australia, NZ) A paddock is any field on a farm, even a very big one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#m2)
3. At a racecourse or motor race, the paddock is the area where horses or cars are kept and shown before a race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories set on farms in Australia and NZ, "paddock" is the everyday word for a field. In maths, paddocks have perimeters (fencing) and areas (grass). Phrases: back paddock, horse paddock, in the paddock.

### Examples

- The horses are grazing in the paddock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x1)
- We moved the sheep to the back paddock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x2)
- The paddock is 40 metres long and 30 metres wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x3)
- How much fencing goes around the paddock? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x4)
- On the farm in New Zealand, every field is a paddock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x5)
- The racehorses walked round the paddock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x6)
- Close the paddock gate so the pony doesn't escape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x7)
- The cows are in the paddock by the creek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/#x8)

### Note

Countable. In the USA people say "pasture" or "corral". Maths: perimeter of a paddock = fence length (add all sides); area = length × width for a rectangle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «paddock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«paddock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddock.html) on Mova free.