caracol

[ kar-uh-kol ]

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

Origin of caracol

From Spanish

One Chemonics project was urban beautification in the towns near the much-lauded caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti.
The Aid Industry Failed Haiti After Its 2010 Quake | Elise Jordan | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mr. Cookson, accompanied only by a janissary in uniform, drove immediately towards the caracol.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 | Charles Royle
To the south of the caracol stands a ruin of remarkable beauty and in wonderful preservation.
The American Egypt | Channing Arnold
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

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

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