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Definition of Caracole
1. Verb. Make a half turn on a horse, in dressage.
Definition of Caracole
1. n. A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
2. v. i. To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
Definition of Caracole
1. Noun. A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage. ¹
2. Noun. (military) A combat maneuver. ¹
3. Verb. To execute a caracole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caracole
1. to perform a half turn on a horse [v -COLED, -COLING, -COLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracole
Literary usage of Caracole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"F. caracol, caracole, a snail ; whence faire le caracole, applied to a manœuvre
by soldiers, and to turns made by a horse. ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"caracole is a Spanish word, and in that language signifies the motion that a
squadron of horse make when upon an engagement. The first rank have no sooner ..."
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