reel
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Definition of reel:
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 walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" wind onto or off a reel |