reel
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3.0
- noun
- /ril/
:
carrete
- He carefully wound the fishing line around the reel before casting his line into the water.
- rod and reel
- reel-to-reel tape
- cable reels
So poor little Johnny lost his lost a little fishing reel in there.
- So poor little Johnny lost his lost a little fishing reel in there.
- I work with Mark Chadwick who does a lot of my stuff, presentation reels.
Examples
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It's a heavy duty hose reel wagon with four wheels.
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Then I pulled the hose from the reel and opened the valve to spray water on the wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
So the problem is the take up reel is not getting the power.
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I brought in a reel of our work.
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This reel is nearly used up.
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No, do you have a reel?
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I was sure I put on the right reel.
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I move into my corner, and she flips the bail on her reel and gets back to business.
Fiction book (1996) -
It is a fishing reel placed in a translucent green garbage can.
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Then I took the kite ashore, along with several reels of this monofilament stuff.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
14
3.2
A cylinder that holds thread, tape, or film wound around it
4
6.3
A small round spool that holds thread, wire, or film in machines like a sewing machine
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Etymology
Reel for the cylinder used with line or thread comes from the idea of a 'roll' or small 'wheel' that turns, so a reel is simply the little turning thing you wind string or thread onto.