corral

[ kuh-ral ]

/ kəˈræl /

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noun

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.

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.

to confine in or as if in a corral.

Informal.

to seize; capture.
to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes.

to form (wagons) into a corral.

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Origin of corral

1575–85; <Spanish <Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis-al¹

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How to use corral in a sentence

In 2020—when bike sales rose by 50%, according to the NPD Group, and bike use increased despite the pandemic-triggered drop in overall commuting—New York City failed to install a single new bike corral, according to public records.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them|Patrick Lucas Austin|January 22, 2021|Time
But the Chinese have shown little interest, of late, in corralling its own hackers—let alone those from another country.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This method of corralling was universal with western freighters.
The Awakening of the Desert|Julius C. Birge
The boarding-houses were corralling the easy dollars of the gamesome lawmakers.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry

"We'll have a pleasant time corralling that gang," began Billy for the third time.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford
"Corralling this fire, of course," Bob panted, dashing at a marauding little flame.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
After corralling a school of sand minnows, they closed them in.
Green Eyes|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for corral

corral

/ (kɒˈrɑːl) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses

mainly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons

verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (tr) US and Canadian

to drive into and confine in or as in a corral

informal to capture

Word Origin for corral

C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run

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