cable, cablegram, overseas telegram (noun)

a telegram sent abroad

cable, line, transmission line (noun)

a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

cable (noun)

a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

cable, cable length, cable's length (noun)

a nautical unit of depth

cable television, cable (noun)

television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service (verb)

a television system that transmits over cables

cable, telegraph, wire (verb)

send cables, wires, or telegrams

cable (verb)

fasten with a cable

"cable trees"

cable (Noun)

A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

cable (Noun)

An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes

cable (Noun)

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.

cable (Noun)

A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship

cable (Noun)

(communications) A system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cables

cable (Noun)

Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna

cable (Noun)

A telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cable

cable (Noun)

A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile

cable (Noun)

The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar

cable (Verb)

To provide with cable(s)

cable (Verb)

To fasten (as if) with cable(s)

cable (Verb)

To wrap wires to form a cable

cable (Verb)

To send a telegram by cable

cable (Verb)

To communicate by cable

Cable

A cable is most often two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single assembly, but can also refer to a heavy strong rope. In mechanics, cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling, and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry electric currents. An optical cable contains one or more optical fibers in a protective jacket that supports the fibers. Electric cables discussed here are mainly meant for installation in buildings and industrial sites. For power transmission at distances greater than a few kilometres see high-voltage cable, power cables, and HVDC.