Definition of CARACOLE

caracole

Plural: caracoles

Verb

Verb Forms: caracoled, caracoling, caracoles

  • To perform a half-turn or spiral movement, especially on horseback.
  • make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
  • To execute a caracole.

Noun

  • A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
  • A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right.
  • A spiral staircase.

Examples

  • The player tried to caracole around the block he’d made, but there was no room.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 12

caracole: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
caracole: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caracole: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

caracole: valid Words With Friends Word