noun
- an enclosure for holding or capturing horses, cattle, or other animals; pen
- a defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle
Origin:
Sp < corro, a circle, ring < L currere, to run: see current
transitive verb corralled, corralling
- to drive into or confine in a corral
- to surround or capture; round up
- to arrange (wagons) in the form of a corral
- Slang to take possession of; lay hold of