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Virginia reels

Virginia reels is the plural of Virginia reel.

Meaning of Virginia reel

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.

Questions about Virginia reels

What is Virginia reels the plural of?
Virginia reels is the plural of Virginia reel.

Words near Virginia reels in the dictionary

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

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