'Virginia reel' definitions:

Definition of 'Virginia reel'

From: WordNet
noun
An American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines [syn: Virginia reel, reel]

Definition of 'Virginia reel'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 "country dance," or contradance (contredanse). --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Virginia reel'

From: GCIDE