Corral (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
  2. a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.
verb (used with object), cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling.
  1. to confine in or as if in a corral.
  2. Informal.
    • to seize; capture.
    • to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes.
  3. to form (wagons) into a corral.
noun
  1. an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
  2. (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (tr) US and Canadian
  1. to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
  2. to capture
Corral (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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