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      cables
      noun
      (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
      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.
      (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
      (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
      A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
      (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
      (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
      (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
      (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
      (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
      A surname from Anglo-Norman.
      A place in the United States:
      A census-designated place in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
      An unincorporated community in Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota.
      An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio.
      A town and census-designated place therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
      (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna. [Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.]
      verb
      (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
      (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
      (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
      (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
      (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
      (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
      (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
      Words related to cables
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