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corral

The correct spelling is corral.

How to pronounce corral

noun

IPA: /kəˈɹæl/

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The correct spelling is corral. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. For example: "We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama."

Usage Examples

We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.

Please return the shopping carts to the corral.

The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
  2. 2.An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
  3. 3.A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.

verb

  1. 1.To capture or round up.
  2. 2.To place inside of a corral.
  3. 3.To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.

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