Added 8 October 2026
corral
/kəˈɹæl/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corral at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
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An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
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A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.
verb
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To capture or round up.
Between us, we managed to corral the puppies in the kitchen.
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To place inside of a corral.
After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.
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To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.
The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.
Origin
From Spanish corral. Doublet of kraal.
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