galop
Americannoun
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a lively round dance in duple time.
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a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance.
noun
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a 19th-century couple dance in quick duple time
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a piece of music composed for this dance
Etymology
Origin of galop
1830–40; < French galop; see gallop
Example Sentences
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Rossini's familiar warhorse – done without sentimentality and without scrambling the final galop – sounded fresh and new minted.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2013
To her excited nerves their rapid pace was too slow, and she whipped them into a wild galop all the way, for she must be home before sun up.
From An I.D.B. in South Africa by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise
A gendarme, urging his horse to a galop, arrived at full speed.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Sue, Eug?ne
Adair soon recovered his spirits, and Jack laughed as he watched him whirling round and round in the valse, or prancing away in the galop with true Hibernian vehemence.
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
Yes, to the very last galop; for which, of course, you won't stop.
From Vixen, Volume I. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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