Thesaurus: caracole
A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
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Definitions
- n. A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
- n. A staircase in a spiral form.
- v. i. To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
- v. make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
- 1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left. 2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase. To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.
- A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or theleft.
- v. make a half turn on a horse, in dressage