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Definition of Caracoles
1. caracole [v] - See also: caracole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracoles
Literary usage of Caracoles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers., Gerard H. Matthes (1905)
"But what affects the district of caracoles more especially nowadays is the want
of enterprising capitalists, and the need for more extensive exploration- ..."
2. Central America, the West Indies and South America by Augustus Henry Keane, Henry Walter Bates (1885)
"caracoles (from caracal, a snail-shell) is so named from the mountains consisting
mostly of a rich fossiliferous shelly limestone abounding in ammonites. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1874)
"... is likely lo sink into comparative insignificance before that of the caracoles
silver-mines, discovered within a few years. ..."
4. Notes on Haiti: Made During a Residence in that Republic by Charles Mackenzie (1830)
"... Bay of Ocoa—caracoles — Owner—Family—Accommodation—Arrival at Azua—Reception
by Colonel Bellegarde— His history—Difficulty in obtaining forage, ..."
5. The Mining Engineer (1903)
"The Sud America mine also works the Gran Corrida de caracoles. A brief description
is given of the geology, from which it may be gathered that the Jurassic ..."
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