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Definition of corral
1 : a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock herded the cattle into the corral
2 : an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
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Examples of corral in a Sentence
the horses live in our corral, along with a cow
Recent Examples of corral from the Web
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Property owners along the 200 block of Bourbon Street are advised to place garbage cans in the appropriate corrals at Iberville and Bienville Streets.
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Bicycle valet and bike corral on the Greenbelt side of the park.
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Other bike-centric ideas included re-striping existing shared bike lanes and adding on-street bike corrals for parking and bike boxes, a marked area where bikes can get ahead of stopped traffic at an intersection.
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There will be a bicycle valet and guarded bike corral on the Greenbelt side of the park.
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How did Sin City shift from a Rat Pack watering hole to the corral where celeb chefs square off to be the king of burgers?
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Private rides, group rides, lessons and $5 corral rides also are available.
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On the first day of summer in 1998, nearly 20,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes crammed into corrals on the west side of Balboa Park for the first Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Marathon.
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The BLM is holding almost 50,000 mustangs in off-range, short- and long-term corrals and pastures, Alway said.
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Origin and Etymology of corral
Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run — more at car
corral
Definition of corral
corralled
;corralling
Examples of corral in a Sentence
corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO
corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
Recent Examples of corral from the Web
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In the short term, Abbas had to corral the violent elements of the intifada within his party and across the Palestinian political spectrum.
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Two doctors were corralled from the local hospital.
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A no-confidence vote in parliament last week ended Sorin Grindeanu’s stint as premier, with Social Democrat leader Liviu Dragnea corralling lawmakers against him.
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A national issue Alabamians aren't the only ones corralling resources for wealthier communities, the report shows.
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The owner of the animal also chimed in and thanked the deputies for corralling the creature.
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No one now calls Hamilton and his men heroes for corralling their prisoners in a narrow valley and opening fire.
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A pair of Eastern kingbirds danced over the green trying to corral some large ground bees.
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Second baseman Dee Gordon dove to his left to corral a hard grounder by Fuentes, getting the ball to first just in time.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corral'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of corral
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CORRAL Defined for English Language Learners
corral
playDefinition of corral for English Language Learners
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: an area that is surrounded by a fence and that is used for holding animals (such as cows and horses) on a farm or ranch
corral
Definition of corral for English Language Learners
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: to gather and put (cows, horses, etc.) into a corral
CORRAL Defined for Kids
Definition of corral for Students
: an enclosure for keeping or capturing animals
Definition of corral for Students
corralled
;corralling
1 : to confine in or as if in an enclosure corral cattle
2 : to gather or get control over corralling votes
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See words that rhyme with corral Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for corral Spanish Central: Translation of corral Nglish: Translation of corral for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about corral
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