1
: a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (such as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
2
: material or the amount of material wound on a spool
spooled; spooling; spools
1
: to wind on a spool
2
: wind entry 3
spool the thread off the bobbin
3
: to regulate the transmission of by means of a spooler
spool data
1
: to wind itself on a spool
2
: to be wound or unwound
3
: to regulate data flow by means of a spooler
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
The wide world of plastics My wife had gotten me two spools of filament, a white and a black spool of Bambu's own PLA Basic.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
That’s still casting and spooling up and will not be out for a while.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Noun
And perhaps most poignantly, both lost the thread -- Brian to the isolation of his mind, Sly to the labyrinth of his vices and fame -- but neither ever quite let go of the spool.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
The wide world of plastics My wife had gotten me two spools of filament, a white and a black spool of Bambu's own PLA Basic.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Verb
Horner said 'Thanks for the offer' and Elkann rang his pilots and told them to spool up the jets.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
That’s still casting and spooling up and will not be out for a while.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Spool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spool. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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