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The answer CARACOLE has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of caracole in various dictionaries:
verb - make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
A half turn to right or left performed by a horse and rider.
verb - to perform a half turn on a horse
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a half turn to the right or left by a horse. |
make a half turn on a horse, in dressage |
A half turn to right or left performed by a horse and rider. |
To perform a caracole. |
A half turn to the right or left by a horse. |
(of a horse) perform a caracole. |
Caracole description |
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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. * Variarions of the military caracole has a long history of usage by various cavalry forces that used missile weapons throughout history. The Scythians and Parthians were thought to use it, while ancient Iberian cavalry famously developed their own variation known as the 'Cantabrian circle'. It was noted in the 13th century to be used by the mongols of Genghis Khan and also by the Han Chinese military much earlier. It was later adapted by European militaries in the mid-16th century in an attempt to integrate gunpowder weapons into cavalry tactics. Equipped with one or more wheellock pistols or similar firearms, cavalrymen would advance on their target at les |