Meanings
nouncable drum (plural cable drums)
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.
Cable drum at the head of the Bryngwyn incline
1944 September and October, “Scenes on the Abandoned Welsh Highland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 292, photo caption
Translations
Danish kabeltromle
- kabeltromlecable reel
German Kabeltrommel
- Kabeltrommelcable reel
Swedish kabeltrumma
- kabeltrummacable reel
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