Virginia reel

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Virginia reel

noun Virginia reels

An English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.
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.
A kind of rollercoaster characterized by spinning circular "tubs" that zigzag down a flat-bottomed track.

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@misc{virginia_reel_2026,
  title = {Virginia reel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virginia%20reel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}