Caracole

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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

2. A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.