spool

Example Sentences

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Last year, the MGU-H - the motor generator unit on the turbo shaft - was used to spool up the turbo to aid performance in a number of ways, including at the starts.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

She points out the spool of paper tickets in the box office, now coiling on the floor and ready to be counted.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Unlike conventional turbos, the e-turbos spool to maximum almost instantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

I had seen him earlier walking around the backyard wielding a weed wacker, which turned out to need a new spool of trimmer string.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Right by the window sat a huge leather armchair and a spool table holding a lamp for reading.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly