cable
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/keɪ.bl/
English
Definitions
noun
- (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
- (communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.“I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.”
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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
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Synonyms
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