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   Ca·ble

   /ˈkāb(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thick rope of wire or nonmetallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles: "steel cables held the convoy together" Similar ropecordlineguypiece of cordagewirechainhawserstaybridletopping liftchoker
   • ▪ the chain of a ship's anchor.
   • ▪ a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the US) 240 yards (219.4 m): "he caught a glimpse of the mast, a cable or two downwind"
   • ▪ short for cable stitch
   • ▪ a molding resembling twisted rope.
   • 2. an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals: "an underground cable" Similar wireleadcordpower lineflex
   • ▪ a cablegram: "this was an occasion for using the telephone, not cables, teletexes, or letters"
   • ▪ short for cable television

   verb

   • 1. contact or send a message to (someone) by cablegram: "he cabled her to cancel all arrangements"
   • ▪ transmit (a message) by cablegram: "the secretariat cabled a reply"
   • ▪ send a cablegram: "we cabled to a boat at sea, asking it to stop"
   • 2. provide (an area or community) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television: "nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels"
   • 3. decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped moldings.

   Word Origin Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum ‘halter’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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