"cable drum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cable drums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cable drum (plural cable drums)
  1. A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use. Translations (cable reel): kabeltromle [common-gender] (Danish), Kabeltrommel [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-cable_drum-en-noun-IUXac~Jq Disambiguation of 'cable reel': 90 10
  2. A driven cylindrical winding drum around which a steel cable is wound, used for haulage on inclines, ski lifts etc.
    Sense id: en-cable_drum-en-noun-z5~xiqv8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cable drum meaning in English (1.5kB)

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