cables

Noun

cable (plural cables)

1. (material) A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

   Synonyms:

   wire rope, cord, string

2. (material) An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
3. (material) An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
4. (material) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
   • “And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 9, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
5. 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.
6. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

   Synonyms:

   cablegram

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