Reel-to-reel
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A machine that records sound onto, or plays sound from, tape wound on one reel, by feeding it through to another reel.
"Costume changes performed with poise / Dancing in formation with a couple of boys / I take them on the road with my reel-to-reels / I'm an artist, honey, you know how that feels?"
Example
More examples"Costume changes performed with poise / Dancing in formation with a couple of boys / I take them on the road with my reel-to-reels / I'm an artist, honey, you know how that feels?"
Etymology
Originally descriptive, used in reel-to-reel recorder and like phrases, then shortened.
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