corral

The definition of a corral is a pen for holding animals or a circle of wagons to made for safety.

(noun)

An example of a corral is a round-shaped pen for walking horses.
An example of a corral is a group of wagons circled up for the night on the Oregon Trail.

Corral is defined as to round up something or someone or to put into a pen.

(verb)

An example of corral is for a cowboy to herd horses into a pen.

See corral in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

Origin: Sp < corro, a circle, ring < L currere, to run: see current

See corral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An enclosure for confining livestock.
An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.

transitive verb cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling, cor·rals

To drive into and hold in a corral.
To arrange (wagons) in a corral.
To take control or possession of.
To gather; garner: “difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes” (Don J. Pease).

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts

Origin: , from Latin currus, cart

Origin: , from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots

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