cable
2
7.2
- noun
- /ˈkeɪbəl/
- Specialized
:
cabo
- Maximum trawling depth was limited by the length of cable available on the Jordan.
Examples
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As current and backed sails began to drive the ship stern woods, the anchor cable was run out using three times the length needed to reach the sea bottom.
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The cable-to-depth ratio varied from 1.2:1 for deep tows to 2:1 for shallower tows.
Academic text (1990) -
The boy slid out of the boat and went under with the end of the cable.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was a cable-length of placid water at one place, and I steered for it.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ship dropped anchor at a distance of two cables from shore to ensure safety during the storm.
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The fisherman measured the depth and found it to be three cables from the surface to the ocean floor.
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During the naval exercise, they marked a distance of one cable to communicate the target location.
Synonyms
1
8.3
A distance at sea equal to about 185 meters
A sea distance equal to one tenth of a nautical mile, about 185 meters
Compounds
- US
6
3.2
A short cable with clamps used to connect a dead car battery to another car's battery to start the engine
- Specialized
1
4.0
A cable with an inner wire and a metal outer shield that carries TV and internet signals
- Specialized
1
3.9
A cable with a metal shield and central wire that carries TV and internet signals
1
3.4
A thick insulated cable that connects two car batteries to start a car with a dead battery
- Archaic
A service that sends radio programs to homes and buildings through cable instead of through the air
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cable as a sea measure comes from the length of a ship's rope, so sailors used a ship's 'cable' as a way to measure distance. That's why a 'cable' at sea is a unit of length, about one tenth of a nautical mile.