Definitions for galopˈgæl əp, gæˈloʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gal•opˈgæl əp, gæˈloʊ(n.)

  1. a lively round dance in duple time.

    Category: Music and Dance

  2. music suitable for a galop.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of galop:

1830–40; < F galop; see gallop

Wiktionary

  1. galop(Noun)

    A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassu00E9 on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.

  2. Origin: ; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Galop(noun)

    a kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance


Translations for galop

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gallop(verb)

(of a horse) to move at a gallop

The horse galloped round the field.

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