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cable
1[ key-buhl ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to send a message by cable.
- to cable-stitch.
Cable
2[ key-buhl ]
noun
- George Washington, 1844–1925, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
cable
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- 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 calledcable lengthcable'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 See also coaxial cable
a submarine cable
- Also calledoverseas telegraminternational telegramcablegram a telegram sent abroad by submarine cable, radio, communications satellite, or by telephone line
- See cable stitch
- short for cable television
verb
- 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
Other Word Forms
- b· adjective
- ·b verb recabled recabling
- ܲ·b adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cable1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cable1
Example Sentences
Word of California’s somersault over the fading Japan generated coverage in newspapers coast to coast, cable news and even as far afield as the BBC.
In the run-up to the 2024 election, on cable news shows and at dinner tables, Americans debated a question that terrified various groups of us for various reasons.
The IET concluded underground cables were, on average, around four-and-a-half times more expensive than overhead lines while cabling out at sea could be up to 11 times more expensive.
The loud graphics, busy screens, and sexed-up appearances of the hosts have become ubiquitous on cable television.
From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.
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