Phrase guide

Virginia reel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning 3

A kind of rollercoaster characterized by spinning circular "tubs" that zigzag down a flat-bottomed track.

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Meaning 4

an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: reel

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Broader terms: longways, longways dance

History

Etymology

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