Category:Caracole

Car"a*cole, n. Etym: [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]

1. (Man.)

Defn: A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.

2. (Arch.)

Defn: A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.

caracole Car"a*cole, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caracoled.] Etym: [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.)

Defn: To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.