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Noun
S:
(n)
cable
,
cablegram
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overseas telegram
(a telegram sent abroad)
S:
(n)
cable
,
line
,
transmission line
(a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
S:
(n)
cable
(a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)
S:
(n)
cable
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cable length
,
cable's length
(a nautical unit of depth)
S:
(n)
cable television
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cable
(television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)
S:
(n)
cable
,
cable television
,
cable system
,
cable television service
(a television system that transmits over cables)
Verb
S:
(v)
cable
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telegraph
,
wire
(send cables, wires, or telegrams)
S:
(v)
cable
(fasten with a cable)
"cable trees"