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What (who) is corral - definition

ENCLOSURE FOR HOLDING ANIMALS SUCH AS LIVESTOCK OR PETS
Corral; Curral; Cattle pen; Sheep pen; Cattle-pen; Horse pen; Sheep's pen; Sheepfold; Sheepcote; Corrals; Sheepfolds; Sheep fold; Sheep folds; Sheepcotes; Sheep-fold; Calf pen; Animal pen; Livestock enclosure; Exercise pen; Pens (enclosure); Pet enclosure
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corral         
[k?'r?:l]
¦ noun N. Amer.
1. a pen for livestock on a farm or ranch.
2. historical a defensive enclosure of wagons in an encampment.
¦ verb (corrals, corralling, corralled)
1. chiefly N. Amer. put or keep (livestock) in a corral.
gather (a group) together.
2. N. Amer. historical form (wagons) into a corral.
Origin
C16: from Sp. and Old Port. (now curral), perh. based on L. currere 'to run'; cf. kraal.
corral         
(corrals)
In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
N-COUNT
Corral         
·noun A pen for animals; ·esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, ·etc.
II. Corral ·vt To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space;
- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything.

Wikipedia

Pen (enclosure)

A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. It may also perhaps be used as a term for an enclosure for other animals such as pets that are unwanted inside the house. The term describes types of enclosures that may confine one or many animals. Construction and terminology vary depending on the region of the world, purpose, animal species to be confined, local materials used and tradition. Pen or penning as a verb refers to the act of confining animals in an enclosure.

Similar terms are kraal, boma, and corrals. Encyclopædia Britannica notes usage of the term "kraal" for elephant corrals in India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Examples of use of corral
1. The cause of death has not been determined, Corral said.
2. When the animals are outside the corral, the herders guard them by snowmobile; in the corral, they feed, weigh and count them.
3. Fred Corral from the investigation division of the coroner‘s office.
4. More than 1,700 firefighters worked to corral the advancing flames.
5. Rothschild Boulevard became a plastic corral in December.