Definition of "cable"
- noun
A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship.
A system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
A telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- verb
To provide with cable(s).
To fasten (as if) with cable(s).
To wrap wires to form a cable.
To send a telegram by cable.
To communicate by cable.
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