spool
Collocations
4ADJ.
faster, new, white
VERB + SPOOL
end, give, thread, unraveled
SPOOL + NOUN
filament, rotates, velcro
PREP.
than
Definitions
noun
A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
One of the rotating assemblies of a gas turbine engine, composed of one or more turbine stages, a shaft, and one or more compressor or fan stages.
The high-pressure spool rotates faster than the intermediate- and low-pressure spools, as the high-pressure turbine is driven by superheated combustion gases straight out of the burners, while the high-pressure compressor has to spin very fast to compress air that has already been compressed and heated by the low- and intermediate-pressure compressors.
A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
A splinter caught in the skin.
verb
To wind on a spool or spools.
To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).
noun
A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
WiktionaryThe high-pressure spool rotates faster than the intermediate- and low-pressure spools, as the high-pressure turbine is driven by superheated combustion gases straight out of the burners, while the hig
WiktionaryPlease give me a spool of white thread.
Tatoeba · #2492874I bought three spools of black thread and one spool of white.
Tatoeba · #10335723A new spool of filament has been delivered.
Tatoeba · #10460396Grandma gave me a sewing box with a needle, a pincushion, scissors, a ribbon, a zipper, a spool of thread, Velcro, and a tape measure.
Tatoeba · #10692078