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Noun
[edit]cable drum (plural cable drums)
- A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.
- A driven cylindrical winding drum around which a steel cable is wound, used for haulage on inclines, ski lifts etc.
- 1944 September and October, “Scenes on the Abandoned Welsh Highland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 292, photo caption:
- Cable drum at the head of the Bryngwyn incline
Translations
[edit]cable reel
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Further reading
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