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Virginia reel

Virginia reel noun: an English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.

Noun

Virginia reel (plural Virginia reels)

  1. An English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.
  2. A solitaire card game using two mixed decks of playing cards, and in which the foundations are built up by suit in intervals of three.
  3. A kind of rollercoaster characterized by spinning circular "tubs" that zigzag down a flat-bottomed track.

Forms of Virginia reel

pluralVirginia reels

Questions about Virginia reel

What does Virginia reel mean?
Virginia reel means an English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.
What part of speech is Virginia reel?
Virginia reel is a noun.
What is the plural of Virginia reel?
The plural of Virginia reel is Virginia reels.

Words near Virginia reel in the dictionary

  1. Virginia quail
  2. Virginia rail
  3. Virginia rail fence
  4. Virginia rail fences
  5. Virginia rails
  6. Virginia reel
  7. Virginia reels
  8. Virginia snakeroot
  9. Virginia snakeroots
  10. Virginia spot
  11. Virginia stock

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