galopEtymologyFrom French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.nounA lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.The music for a dance of this kind.verbTo dance the galop.