coil

Nag coiled himself down, coil by coil, round the bulge at the bottom of the water jar, and Rikki-tikki stayed still as death.

A countryman saw them, and running up, loosed the coil of the Serpent and let the Eagle go free.

I did so, and driven by the draught a coil of grey smoke swirled down the corridor, while the dry straw crackled and flamed.