A cylinder or similar device on which film, wire, thread, etc., is wound.
Shared component: reel · spool
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA short film showing recent news events, formerly shown in cinemas before the main film.
news+reel
Shared component: reel · spool
Relating to or using a system of sound or video recording in which the tape passes from one reel to another during operation.
reel+to+reel
Shared component: reel · spool