1. A spiral or coiled shape or structure; a spiral staircase.
Usage: Chiefly architectural or technical; From Spanish/Portuguese origin
2. In horsemanship, a movement in which a horse moves in a tight spiral or circular pattern.
Usage: Equestrian term

Examples

• The caracol staircase wound up through the tower in a tight spiral.
• The architect designed a caracol pattern for the interior of the building.
• The dressage rider performed a caracol, moving the horse in a controlled spiral.
• The shell's caracol shape fascinated the marine biologist.
• A caracol of rope lay coiled on the deck.