cable drum
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Pougny%252C_electric_cable_drums_(1).jpg.webp)
Wooden cable drums of electrical cable
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A cable drum once used for haulage purposes
Noun
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
Further reading
cable drum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia