What is a corral?

Answer 1

The noun "corral" is a word for a fenced area to hold horses or livestock.

The verb "to corral" is to round up livestock, sometimes more specifically to be sold.

The similar word is coral (reef-building marine animals).

Answer 2

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 2. 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) 3. to confine in or as if in a corral. 4. Informal. a. to seize; capture. b. to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes. 5. to form (wagons) into a corral. # An enclosure for confining livestock. # An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.