What does caracole mean?

Definitions for caracole
ˈkær əˌkoʊlcara·cole

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. caracoleverb

    make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

Wiktionary

  1. caracolenoun

    A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.

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  2. caracolenoun

    A combat maneuver.

  3. caracoleverb

    To execute a caracole.

  4. Etymology: From French caracole (noun), literally ‘snail's shell’, caracoler (verb).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Caracolenoun

    An oblique tread, traced out in semi-rounds, changing from one hand to another, without observing a regular ground.

    Etymology: caracole, Fr. from caracol, Span. a snail.

    When the horse advance to charge in battle, they ride sometimes in caracoles, to amuse the enemy, and put them in doubt, whether they are about to charge them in the front or in the flank. Farrier’s Dict.

  2. To Caracoleverb

    To move in caracoles.

    Etymology: from the noun.

Wikipedia

  1. Caracole

    The caracole or caracol (from the Spanish caracol - "snail") is a turning maneuver on horseback in dressage and, previously, in military tactics. In dressage, riders execute a caracole as a single half turn, either to the left or to the right, representative of the massed cavalry tactic of caracole previously used in the military.

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  1. caracole

    Caracole refers to a half turn performed by a horse and rider, often as a type of equestrian maneuver in certain riding disciplines. More broadly, it can also mean to perform a flamboyant, spiraling motion or to move in a convoluted or intricate fashion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Caracolenoun

    a half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left

  2. Caracolenoun

    a staircase in a spiral form

  3. Caracoleverb

    to move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel

  4. Etymology: [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]

Wikidata

  1. Caracole

    The caracole or caracol is a turning maneuver on horseback in dressage and, previously, in military tactics.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Caracole

    kar′a-kōl, n. the half-turn or wheel made by a horseman: a winding stair.—v.i. to turn half-round, as cavalry in wheeling: to prance about.—p.adj. Car′acoling. [Fr. caracole—It. caracollo—Sp. caracol, the spiral shell of a snail.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. caracole

    (Sp. caracol). A French term used in horsemanship or the manège to denote a semi-round or half-turn. When cavalry advance to charge in battle they sometimes perform caracoles in order to perplex the enemy, and excite a doubt whether they will attack the flank or the front.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of caracole in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of caracole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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