"Virginia reel" meaning in All languages combined

See Virginia reel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Virginia reels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Virginia reel (plural Virginia reels)
  1. An English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890. Categories (topical): Dances
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  2. (card games) 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. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-Virginia_reel-en-noun-T9asSI0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 43 12 Topics: card-games, games
  3. A kind of rollercoaster characterized by spinning circular "tubs" that zigzag down a flat-bottomed track.
    Sense id: en-Virginia_reel-en-noun-9UXlhH2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 43 12

Inflected forms

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