capriole

(Englisch)

Noun

1. A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To leap; to caper.
2. (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.

Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola.

Konzepte

Kapriole

Synonyme

leap

jump

spring

vault

bound

caper

vaulting

elevation

hop

jump off

saltation