Definition of Caracol

1. to caracole [v -COLLED, -COLLING, -COLS] - See also: caracole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracol

carabinier
carabiniere
carabinieri
carabiniers
carabining
carabins
caraboid
caracal
caracals
caracara
caracaras
caracca
caraccas
carack
caracks
caracol (current term)
caracole
caracoled
caracoler
caracolers
caracoles
caracoling
caracolite
caracolito
caracolled
caracolling
caracols
caracoly
caract
caracts

Literary usage of Caracol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Belize by Vivien Lougheed (2005)
"caracol From D' Silva it is another 10 miles to the caracol ruins. ... There are picnic tables and a toilet at the entrance to caracol. ..."

2. A Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns by Antonio de Ulloa, John Adams (1806)
"ON receiving advice that the mules, provided by the corregidor of Guaranda, were on the road to caracol, we immediately embarked at Guayaquil, ..."

3. A Voyage to South-America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns by Antonio de Ulloa (1758)
"ON receiving advice that the mules provided by the corregidor of Guaranda were on the road to caracol, we immediately embarked at Guayaquil on the third of ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Belize by Carol O'Donnell, Vivien Lougheed (2003)
"caracol ir—» Temple of [Al Wooden Lintels A-3 °x^ l in c,^3 Reservoir A-*i ... Hiking caracol is on the Vaca Plateau and stands at about 1500 feet (450 ..."

5. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"—Ornaments on the Façade.—Cartouches in Plaster.—Circular Edifice called the caracol.—Apartment. ..."

6. Introduction to the Study of North America Archaeology by Cyrus Thomas (1898)
"Another interesting ruin of this group is the Tower, or caracol, so named because of a special ... Vertical section of the caracol or Tower, Chichen-Itza. ..."

7. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"Removal from the Cerillo to the caracol. — Murray's Offer to him to Conduct a Magazine, and to write for the " Quarterly." — Repugnance to the Proposal. ..."

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