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ca·ble
/ˈkebəl/
電纜,海底電報,纜,索(vi.)打海底電報(vt.)發海底電報,縛住
From:
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cable
電纜; 排線
From:
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cable
纜 電纜
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ca·ble
n.
1.
A
large
,
strong
rope
or
chain
,
of
considerable
length
,
used
to
retain
a
vessel
at
anchor
,
and
for
other
purposes
.
It
is
made
of
hemp
,
of
steel
wire
,
or
of
iron
links
.
2.
A
rope
of
steel
wire
,
or
copper
wire
,
usually
covered
with
some
protecting
or
insulating
substance
;
as
,
the
cable
of
a
suspension
bridge
;
a
telegraphic
cable
.
3.
Arch
A
molding
,
shaft
of
a
column
,
or
any
other
member
of
convex
,
rounded
section
,
made
to
resemble
the
spiral
twist
of
a
rope
; --
called
also
cable molding
.
Bower cable
,
the
cable
belonging
to
the
bower
anchor
.
Cable road
,
a
railway
on
which
the
cars
are
moved
by
a
continuously
running
endless
rope
operated
by
a
stationary
motor
.
Cable's length
,
the
length
of
a
ship's
cable
.
Cables
in
the
merchant
service
vary
in
length
from
100
to
140
fathoms
or
more
;
but
as
a
maritime
measure
,
a
cable's
length
is
either
120
fathoms
(720
feet
),
or
about
100
fathoms
(600
feet
,
an
approximation
to
one
tenth
of
a
nautical
mile
).
Cable tier
.
(a)
That
part
of
a
vessel
where
the
cables
are
stowed
.
(b)
A
coil
of
a
cable
.
Sheet cable
,
the
cable
belonging
to
the
sheet
anchor
.
Stream cable
,
a
hawser
or
rope
,
smaller
than
the
bower
cables
,
to
moor
a
ship
in
a
place
sheltered
from
wind
and
heavy
seas
.
Submarine cable
.
See
Telegraph
.
To pay out the cable
,
To veer out the cable
,
to
slacken
it
,
that
it
may
run
out
of
the
ship
;
to
let
more
cable
run
out
of
the
hawse
hole
.
To serve the cable
,
to
bind
it
round
with
ropes
,
canvas
,
etc
.,
to
prevent
its
being
,
worn
or
galled
in
the
hawse
,
et
.
To slip the cable
,
to
let
go
the
end
on
board
and
let
it
all
run
out
and
go
overboard
,
as
when
there
is
not
time
to
weigh
anchor
.
Hence
,
in
sailor's
use
,
to
die
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ca·ble
v. t.
1.
To
fasten
with
a
cable
.
2.
Arch.
To
ornament
with
cabling
.
See
Cabling
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ca·ble
,
v.
t
. & i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Cabled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Cabling
]
To
telegraph
by
a
submarine
cable
[
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]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
cable
n
1:
a
telegram
sent
abroad
[
syn
:
cablegram
,
overseas telegram
]
2:
a
conductor
for
transmitting
electrical
or
optical
signals
or
electric
power
[
syn
:
line
,
transmission line
]
3:
a
very
strong
thick
rope
made
of
twisted
hemp
or
steel
wire
4:
a
nautical
unit
of
depth
[
syn
:
cable length
, {
cable's
length
]
5:
television
that
is
transmitted
over
cable
directly
to
the
receiver
[
syn
:
cable television
]
6:
a
television
system
transmitted
over
cables
[
syn
: {
cable
television
,
cable system
,
cable television service
]
v
1:
send
cables
,
wires
,
or
telegrams
[
syn
:
telegraph
,
wire
]
2:
fasten
with
a
cable
; "
cable
trees
"
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