reelable
Able to wind
Reelable describes something that can be wound onto a reel or reeled in: reelable fishing line, reelable cable.
The term appears in technical contexts for materials flexible enough to be spooled for storage or transport.
A reelable catch is a fish you can actually bring in.
Flexible twisted strand
- wireThin metallic conductor
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- extensionAdded part or duration
- retractableAble to draw inward
spool · coil · wind · unwind · storage · wrap · dispenser · drum
cord
Flexible twisted strand
retractable · spool · coil · wind · unwind · storage · wrap · dispenser · drum · feed
line
Continuous mark or queue
drag · tension · catch · strike · fight · rod · angler · spin · lure · hooked
footage
Recorded video material
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- projectorLight-casting display device
- spliceJoin end to end
edit · cinema · archive · nitrate · 35mm · screen · transfer · digitize · restoration · canister
reelablenon-retractable
Unable to draw back
fixed · unwindable · irreversible · stuck · jammed
reelableunretractable
Unable to be withdrawn
non-retractable · rigid · inflexible · fixed · stiff
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