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reel-to-reels

reel-to-reels is the plural of reel-to-reel.

Meaning of reel-to-reel

Noun

reel-to-reel (plural reel-to-reels)

  1. A machine that records sound onto, or plays sound from, tape wound on one reel, by feeding it through to another reel.
    • Costume changes performed with poise / Dancing in formation with a couple of boys / I take them on the road with my reel-to-reels / I'm an artist, honey, you know how that feels?1996, “Electricity”, in Bilingual, performed by Pet Shop Boys

Questions about reel-to-reels

What is reel-to-reels the plural of?
Reel-to-reels is the plural of reel-to-reel.

Words near reel-to-reels in the dictionary

  1. reel-to-reel
  2. reel-to-reel tape
  3. reel-to-reel tape recorder
  4. reel-to-reel tape recorders
  5. reel-to-reel tapes
  6. reel-to-reels
  7. reelable
  8. reelect
  9. reelected
  10. reelecting
  11. reelection

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