reel-to-reel tape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reel-to-reel tape
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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He kept in touch by sending Ruth reel-to-reel tape recordings, which Ndinda still treasures today.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
On “Revolver,” the Beatles went all in on ways to skew reel-to-reel tape recordings.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022
I also found the book’s size – it’s shaped like an LP or a reel-to-reel tape box – off-putting.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022
Inside a box of evidence they found an old reel-to-reel tape.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022
After a long shift, she’d head over with a reel-to-reel tape of the Woodstock concert to share.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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