- Virginia reel
- noun Date: 1817 an American dance in which two lines of couples face each other and all couples in turn participate in a series of figures
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Virginia reel
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Virginia Reel — à Ontario Beach Amusement Park vers 1910. Le Virginia Reel est un ancien style de montagnes russes en bois caractérisé par des wagons circulaires en forme de tonneaux et une voie plate zig zaguant autant que les Wild Mouse. Les wagons sont… … Wikipédia en Français
Virginia Reel — can refer to either one of the following:*A solitaire card game called Virginia Reel, *A folk dance called the Virginia Reel, or *A type of roller coaster … Wikipedia
Virginia reel — Virginia Vir*gin i*a, n. One of the States of the United States of America. a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. [1913 Webster] {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia Virginica}). {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Virginia reel — Reel Reel (r[=e]l), n. [Gael. righil.] A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; often called {Scotch reel}. [1913 Webster] {Virginia reel}, the common name throughout the United States for the old English… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Virginia reel — ☆ Virginia reel n. 1. a country dance, the American variety of the reel, performed by a number of couples facing each other in two parallel lines 2. music for this dance … English World dictionary
Virginia reel — an American country dance in which the partners start by facing each other in two lines. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * ▪ dance spirited American country dance for couples. It stems from the rinnce fadha, a pre Christian Irish dance that evolved… … Universalium
Virginia Reel (solitaire) — Virginia Reel is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of 52 playing cards mixed together. The object of the game is to place all the cards in the 24 foundations.First three cards, a 2, a 3, and a 4, are placed vertically. Then, beside each… … Wikipedia
Virginia Reel roller coaster — The Virginia Reel roller coaster was an older style of coaster characterized by spinning circular tubs that zig zagged down a flat bottomed track. Description Virginia Reels used a side friction like track resembling a trench. The tubs, which had … Wikipedia
Virginia reel (dance) — The Virginia reel is a folk dance that dates from the 17th century. Though the reel may have its origins in Scottish country dance and the Highland reel, and perhaps have an even earlier influence from an Irish dance called the Rinnce Fada, it is … Wikipedia
Virginia reel — /vədʒɪniə ˈril/ (say vuhjineeuh reel) noun a version of an English dance called Sir Roger de Coverley, in which two lines of couples face each other; made popular in America by the early colonists. {named after the state of Virginia} …
Virginia reel — Virgin′ia reel′ n. mad an American country dance in which the partners start by facing each other in two lines • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
