English Explanatory Dictionary

caracole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
  2. A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right.
  3. A spiral staircase.
verb
  1. To execute a caracole.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæɹəkəʊl/

Word forms

caracole caracoles caracol caracoling caracoled

Etymology

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

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