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Rotating Part Of A Tape Recorder Crossword Clue

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noun

• a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

39%4Tape recorder part
noun

• a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

• music composed for dancing a reel

• winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

• a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

• a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

• an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• wind onto or off a reel

39%13Part of a magnetic tape recorder
noun

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

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