caracole
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
Rare. a winding staircase.
to execute caracoles; wheel.
Origin of caracole
1Other words from caracole
- car·a·col·er, noun
Words Nearby caracole
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How to use caracole in a sentence
The warriors most famous for valor and strength advanced, making their horses caracole round about the fire.
Snnica | Vicente Blasco IbezThe horse of one of these cavaliers made a caracole which brought it nearly upon Alain as he was about to cross.
The Parisians, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonWe are to halt two days here, and before that is over, I hope you'll have made your last caracole in the riding-school of Nancy.'
Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune | Charles James LeverWhen she found herself alone, she let her pony prance and caracole under a great pear-tree, and inwardly chafed against Anton.
Debit and Credit | Gustav FreytagThe victorious knight made his horse caracole before the king, and bowed low in his saddle.
Rolling Stones | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for caracole
caracol (ˈkærəˌkɒl)
/ (ˈkærəˌkəʊl) /
dressage a half turn to the right or left
a spiral staircase
dressage to execute a half turn to the right or left
Origin of caracole
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