cable
a heavy, strong rope.
a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges.
a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a mechanism.
Nautical.
a thick hawser made of rope, strands of metal wire, or chain.
Electricity. an insulated electrical conductor, often in strands, or a combination of electrical conductors insulated from one another.
Architecture. one of a number of reedings set into the flutes of a column or pilaster.
to send (a message) by cable.
to send a cablegram to.
to fasten with a cable.
to furnish with a cable.
to join (cities, parts of a country, etc.) by means of a cable television network: The state will be completely cabled in a few years.
Origin of cable
1Other words from cable
- ca·ble·like, adjective
- re·ca·ble, verb, re·ca·bled, re·ca·bling.
- un·ca·bled, adjective
Other definitions for Cable (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for cable
/ (ˈkeɪbəl) /
a strong thick rope, usually of twisted hemp or steel wire
nautical an anchor chain or rope
a unit of distance in navigation, equal to one tenth of a sea mile (about 600 feet)
Also called: cable length, cable's length a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
a wire or bundle of wires that conducts electricity: a submarine cable See also coaxial cable
Also called: overseas telegram, international telegram, cablegram a telegram sent abroad by submarine cable, radio, communications satellite, or by telephone line
See cable stitch
short for cable television
to send (a message) to (someone) by cable
(tr) to fasten or provide with a cable or cables
(tr) to supply (a place) with or link (a place) to cable television
Origin of cable
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