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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Cable, OH
    Zip code(s): 43009
  Cable, WI
    Zip code(s): 54821

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum,
     caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.
     kabel, from the French. See Capable.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), v. t.
     1. To fasten with a cable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cabled (-b'ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Cabling (-bl[o^]ng).]
     To telegraph by a submarine cable [Recent]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum,
     caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.
     kabel, from the French. See Capable.]
     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) : [ web1913 ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), v. t.
     1. To fasten with a cable.
  
     2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cable \Ca"ble\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cabled (-b'ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Cabling (-bl[o^]ng).]
     To telegraph by a submarine cable [Recent]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το καλώδιο
     2 η καλωδιακή τηλεόραση
     3 το παλαμάρι
     4 το τηλεγράφημα
     5 το 1/10 του ναυτικού μιλίου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     Galician n.
     (lb gl material) (l en cable)
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en cable) or strong rope (gloss: as used in nautical
  applications)
     2 Any kind of rope or cable; a supporting wire.
     Spanish n.
     1 a (l en cable) or cord
     2 a wire
     3 (lb es colloquial) hand, help

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cable
     n.
     (surname en from=Anglo-Norman).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     n.
     1 (lb en material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
     2 # A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling
  such a rope.
     3 # An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
     4 # An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or
  data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
     5 # (lb en nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a
  ship.
     6 (lb en communications) A system for transmitting television or
  Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
     7 # (lb en TV) (ellipsis of en cable television nodot=1), broadcast
  over the above network, not by antenna.
     8 (senseid en telegram) A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine)
  telegraph cable.
     9 (lb en nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical
  mile.
     10 (lb en unit chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet,
  approximately 185 m.
     11 (lb en finance) The currency pair British Pound against United
  States Dollar.
     12 (lb en architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other
  member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of
  a rope.
     13 (lb en knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of
  stitches over one another.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide with cable(s)
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
     3 (lb en transitive) To wrap wires to form a cable
     4 (lb en transitive) To send a telegram, news, etc., by cable
     5 (lb en intransitive) To communicate by cable
     6 (lb en architecture transitive) To ornament with cabling.
     7 (lb en knitting) To create cable stitches.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Cable
     n.
     (surname en from=Anglo-Norman).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     Galician n.
     (lb gl material) (l en cable)
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en cable) or strong rope (gloss: as used in nautical
  applications)
     2 Any kind of rope or cable; a supporting wire.
     Spanish n.
     1 a (l en cable) or cord
     2 a wire
     3 (lb es colloquial) hand, help

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Cable
     n.
     (surname en from=Anglo-Norman).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     Galician n.
     (lb gl material) (l en cable)
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en cable) or strong rope (gloss: as used in nautical
  applications)
     2 Any kind of rope or cable; a supporting wire.
     Spanish n.
     1 a (l en cable) or cord
     2 a wire
     3 (lb es colloquial) hand, help

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Cable
     n.
     (surname en from=Anglo-Norman).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cable
     Espanja n.
     1 kaapeli
     2 sähke

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cable /kˈeɪbəl/
  السلك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cable //ˈkeɪ.bəl// 
  1. ка́бел, кабел
  assembly of wires for electricity
  2. кабел
  communications system with coaxial or fiber optic
  3. швартово [[въже́]]
  heavy rope or chain as used for mooring
  4. [[дебел|дебе́ло]] [[въже́]], кабел
  large wire, rope
  5. ка́белт
  nautical unit of length
  6. телегра́ма
  telegram

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cable //ˈkeɪ.bəl// 
  окабелявам
  provide with cable(s)