cable drum

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English

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Wooden cable drums of electrical cable
A cable drum once used for haulage purposes

Noun

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cable drum (plural cable drums)

  1. A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.
  2. 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

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