[ kə'rα:l ]
■ noun N. Amer.
1》 a pen for livestock on a farm or ranch.
2》 historical a defensive enclosure of wagons in an encampment.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led )
1》 chiefly N. Amer. put or keep (livestock) in a ~.
↘gather (a group) together.
2》 N. Amer. historical form (wagons) into a ~.
Origin
C16: from Sp. and Old Port. (now curral ), perh. based on L. currere 'to run'; cf. kraal .