caracole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

WordNet

Car"a*cole noun
Etymology
F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.
Definitions
  1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
  2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.
Car"a*cole intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. caracoler.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Caracoled
Definitions
  1. (Man.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
    Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913