caracol

[ kar-uh-kol ]

/ ˈkær əˌkɒl /

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noun, verb (used without object), car·a·colled, car·a·col·ling.

Nearby words

caracal, caracalla, caracara, caracas, carack, caracol, caracole, caractacus, caracul, carafe, caragana

Origin of caracol

From Spanish

Related forms

car·a·col·ler, noun

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Examples from the Web for caracol

The Caracol, or "Winding Staircase," stands on two rectangular stone-faced terraces reached by steps.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
The only circular turning arch we saw was the continuously rounded one in the Caracol at Chichen.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
Mr. Cookson, accompanied only by a janissary in uniform, drove immediately towards the Caracol.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
After some little stay, the purser took his leave, and lay all night on board the caracol.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr

To the south of the Caracol stands a ruin of remarkable beauty and in wonderful preservation.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold