corral

n.

1. An enclosure for confining livestock.
2. An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.

tr.v., -ralled, -ral·ling, -rals.

1. To drive into and hold in a corral.
2. To arrange (wagons) in a corral.
3. To take control or possession of.
4. To gather; garner: “difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes” (Don J. Pease).

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts, from Latin currus, cart, from currere, to run.]

An enclosure for livestock, commonly for horses.

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A small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses.

• c. system — a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most inhospitable or at other times of stress, e.g. calving.

IN BRIEF: A fenced in place for holding horses, cattle, or sheep.

We rounded up the horses and herded them into the corral.

Tutor's tip: A "chorale" is a hymn or psalm that is sung, while something that is "choral" is something that pertains to music for a choir. "Coral" is a reef formed of marine skeletons, while a "corral" is an animal holding pen.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hestefold, fangstfold, vognborg
v. tr. - holde/drive i en fold, danne vognborg, kapre

Nederlands (Dutch)
(vee)kraal, wagenburg, in een kraal opsluiten, een wagenburg vormen

Français (French)
n. - (US) corral, enclos
v. tr. - parquer (bétail, chevaux), (fig) encercler (des manifestants)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Korral, Wagenburg
v. - einpferchen, zu einer Wagenburg zusammenschieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάντρα για μεγαλόσωμα ζώα, (ιστ.) αμυντικός περίβολος καταυλισμού από άμαξες, κάρα κ.λπ.
v. - μαντρώνω, (ΗΠΑ) αποκτώ

Italiano (Italian)
recinto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - curral (m)
v. - encurralar

Русский (Russian)
загон

Español (Spanish)
n. - corral
v. tr. - acorralar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fålla, vagnborg (hist.)
v. - stänga/driva in i en fålla, få tag i, ställa upp till en vagnborg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
畜栏, 关进畜栏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 畜欄
v. tr. - 關進畜欄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가축 우리, 울타리
v. tr. - 우리에 넣다, 손에 넣다, 찾아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 柵囲い, おり, 車陣, 畜舎
v. - 柵に入れる, 円陣に並べる, 捕らえる, 囲いに入れる, 閉じ込める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حظيرة للخيل و المواشي (فعل) حبس ( المواشي)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכלאה, כלא, טבעת עגלות‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר טבעת עגלות‬

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