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caracol

[ kar-uh-kol ]

noun

, car·a·colled, car·a·col·ling.


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Other Words From

  • cara·coller noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caracol1

From Spanish

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Example Sentences

One Chemonics project was urban beautification in the towns near the much-lauded Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti.

Mr. Cookson, accompanied only by a janissary in uniform, drove immediately towards the Caracol.

To the south of the Caracol stands a ruin of remarkable beauty and in wonderful preservation.

The Caracol, or "Winding Staircase," stands on two rectangular stone-faced terraces reached by steps.

The only circular turning arch we saw was the continuously rounded one in the Caracol at Chichen.

After some little stay, the purser took his leave, and lay all night on board the caracol.

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