spool

Example Sentences

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DNA is tightly packed into chromosomes, similar to thread wound around a spool, and is often present in multiple copies that must be reliably passed on during division.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

She points out the spool of paper tickets in the box office, now coiling on the floor and ready to be counted.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Unlike conventional turbos, the e-turbos spool to maximum almost instantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A spool of tens of kilometres of cable is fitted to the bottom of a drone and the physical fibre optic cord is attached to the controller held by the pilot.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

“I’m sorry,” said the mouse behind the spool, “but I have to ask you to stand up. I have to do my job. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo