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noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||
| 30% | 8 | A support cable used in cable-stayed bridges | ||
noun • a stay that supports the back of something | ||||
| 26% | 8 | Process of winding a cable or rope onto a drum or spool | ||
noun • lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds verb • pull or lift up with or as if with a winch | ||||
Cable Spool
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1 | A support cable used in cable-stayed bridges | |
2 | Process of winding a cable or rope onto a drum or spool | |
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