reel-to-reel
adjective
: of, relating to, or utilizing magnetic tape that requires threading on a take-up reel
a reel-to-reel tape recorder
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The three-song reel-to-reel was first mailed off to their teacher Alan Sondheim, who had a radio show on WBAI in New York City, according to an interview with Frantz in The Boston Globe.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
There are real canisters of 35-mm film that must be fed, expertly, into the reel-to-reel projector.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
The Boston location will utilize two projectors and play reel-to-reel.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1975, he was hired at General Recorded Tapes, a manufacturer of reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette tapes that acquired several record labels amid its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
There are real canisters of 35-mm film that must be fed, expertly, into the reel-to-reel projector.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
The Boston location will utilize two projectors and play reel-to-reel.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1975, he was hired at General Recorded Tapes, a manufacturer of reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette tapes that acquired several record labels amid its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reel-to-reel
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“Reel-to-reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reel-to-reel. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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