| 单词 | telegraph reel |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelegraph reel telegraph reel n. chiefly U.S. (now historical and rare) (a) a reel on which the paper record of a printing telegraph is wound; (by extension) the paper record itself; (b) a reel on which telegraph wire is wound to facilitate its laying or installation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > telegraph > [noun] > types of > recording telegraphs > parts of telegraph reel1851 reel1890 1851 Watertown (Wisconsin) Chron. 1 Oct. His paper works upon a reel, and is continuous, like the telegraph reel. 1858 U.S. Patent 21,634 A transverse section of the telegraph-reel, showing the cable wound upon it. 1877 U.S. Patent 198,239 2/1 The ribboned paper to be printed and punched will be cut in coils in the shape usually adopted for telegraph-reel paper. 1904 Outlook 25 June 456/1 Guns, ammunition, bridge, telegraph reels, signal service,..and every manner of food supply, move on eternally toward the north. 1915 Naval Rev. 3 626 An inspection of the telegraph reel showed that the stationmaster had been doing his duty up to the very moment of surrender. 1964 L. Sims Thaddeus Lowe xi. 108 Thaddeus could see the telegraph reel unwinding slowly and smoothly, paying out the precious wire. < as lemmas |
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