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winding drum
/ ˈwaɪndɪŋ /
noun
- a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist
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The third part is a big winding drum around which the great hawsers are wound.
From Project Gutenberg
The travel or rise of the car was therefore limited by the cable capacity of the winding drum.
From Project Gutenberg
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