Enclosure vs. Paddock — What's the Difference?

'Enclosure' or 'Inclosure' is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their ancient rights of access and privilege. Agreements to enclose land could be either through a "formal" or "informal" process.

A paddock is a small enclosure for horses. In the United Kingdom, this term also applies to a field for a general automobile racing competition, particularly Formula 1.

The act of enclosing.

A fenced area, usually near a stable, used chiefly for grazing horses.

The state of being enclosed.

An enclosure at a racetrack where the horses are assembled, saddled, and paraded before each race.

Something enclosed

An area of an automobile racetrack where cars are prepared before a race.

Something that encloses.

(Australian) A piece of fenced-in land.

(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.

To confine in a paddock.

(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.

A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

(by extension)

(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.

(horse racing) An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.

The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.

(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.

The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.

A field on which a game is played; a playing field.

(religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.

A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washing]] is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc.

Artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose

A frog.

The act of enclosing something inside something else

A toad.

A naturally enclosed space

(derogatory) A contemptible, or malicious or nasty, person.

Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

(Scotland) A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items.

To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.

To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock.

(mining)

To excavate washing]] from (a superficial deposit).

(obsolete) To store (ore, washdirt, etc.) in a paddock (noun sense 2.5).

A toad or frog.

A small inclosure or park for sporting.

A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.

An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior to a race.

Pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race