cable ship
cable ship noun: a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
Noun
cable ship (plural cable ships)
- a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
- The land line was eight months later in its completion than was anticipated, but the fleet of cable ships, sent out by the British Australian Telegraph Company, arrived in Port Darwin at the date appointed by them: November 6th, 1871.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 134
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Synonyms of cable ship
Forms of cable ship
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Words formed from cable ship
Questions about cable ship
- What does cable ship mean?
- Cable ship means a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
- What part of speech is cable ship?
- Cable ship is a noun.
- What is the plural of cable ship?
- The plural of cable ship is cable ships.
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