spinning reel

NOUN

spinning frame

Synonyms

WEAK

bobbin and fly frame jenny mule mule-jenny spinning jenny spinning machine spinning wheel

Example Sentences

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Get a medium-sized spinning reel that can hold more than 100 yards of 4- to 6-pound test fishing line.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2017

A medium-sized spinning reel holding more than 100 yards of 6-pound test fishing line will do.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2014

A medium-sized spinning reel that can hold at least 100 yards of 6-pound test fishing line is plenty.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2010

I like a big spinning reel that will hold at least 250 yards of 20-pound line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then I clamped down on the spool of the spinning reel and backed up until the line snapped.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen