Caracole Definition

kărə-kōl
caracoled, caracoles, caracoling
noun
A half turn to the right or left made by a horse with a rider.
Webster's New World

(military) A combat maneuver.

Wiktionary

(architecture) A spiral staircase.

Wiktionary
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verb
To make a caracole or caracoles.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Caracole

Noun

Singular:
caracole
Plural:
caracoles

Origin of Caracole

  • Borrowing from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Spanish caracol snail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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CCACAR

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ELEOLE

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