corral
Pronunciation:
/kəˈɹæl/noun
Definitions
An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
Example: We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
Example: Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
Example: The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.
verb
Definitions
To capture or round up.
Example: Between us, we managed to corral the puppy in the kitchen.
To place inside of a corral.
Example: After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.
To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.
Example: The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.