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kraal

noun

Definition of kraal

as in stockade

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Recent Examples of kraal All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun. — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025 The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high. — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first. — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead. — Alexandra Fuller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2020 Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows. — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020 Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018

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At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026

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Teachers collected paper, sticky notes, pens and pencils, markers, crayons, picture books.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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The handlers may represent rival schools, but those rivalries tend to stop at the kennel, pasture or habitat gate, especially when another mascot is sick, retiring or in need of support.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Many rental RVs allow pets, so your best friend doesn’t have to stay at a kennel.

— Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026

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