cable drum

English

Wooden cable drums of electrical cable

A cable drum once used for haulage purposes

Noun

cable drum (plural cable drums)

1. A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.
2. A driven cylindrical winding drum around which a steel cable is wound, used for haulage on inclines, ski lifts etc.
   • 1944 September and October, “Scenes on the Abandoned Welsh Highland Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 292, photo caption:

     Cable drum at the head of the Bryngwyn incline

Translations

cable reel

• Danish: kabeltromle (da) c
• German: Kabeltrommel (de) f

Further reading

• cable drum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia