1
: a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (such as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
2
: material or the amount of material wound on a spool
spooled; spooling; spools
1
: to wind on a spool
2
: wind entry 3
spool the thread off the bobbin
3
: to regulate the transmission of by means of a spooler
spool data
1
: to wind itself on a spool
2
: to be wound or unwound
3
: to regulate data flow by means of a spooler
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David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Old-school tip-ups usually consist of a submerged spool that attaches to a frame that is set over the hole in the ice, with a flag that clips on the spool to keep the bait at a set depth.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Miles upon miles spooled out under the buggies' tires, wildfires in every direction.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Noun
To circumvent highly effective Ukrainian jamming, some Russian drones units have switched to fiber-optic drones connected to their operators by miles-long spools of millimeters-thick wire.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Old-school tip-ups usually consist of a submerged spool that attaches to a frame that is set over the hole in the ice, with a flag that clips on the spool to keep the bait at a set depth.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Marathon vibes have been shifting a bit more toward the positive with A) Bungie spooling up some new cool marketing and bits and pieces of content now that Closed Alpha codes are going out and B) opening that Closed Alpha up not to be actually open, but at least no longer NDA.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Miles upon miles spooled out under the buggies' tires, wildfires in every direction.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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“Spool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spool. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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