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ground cable

ground cable

5.5
A heavy cable that holds a buoy to an anchor on the seabed
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : cable de anclaje
  • The buoy was held in place by a sturdy ground cable attached to an anchor.

Examples

  • Divers inspected the ground cable to ensure it remained secure after the storm.

  • We need a longer ground cable for the mooring.

  • Before installing the buoy, workers laid out the ground cable along the seafloor.

  • The ground cable ensures the buoy stays in place.

  • Before installing the buoy, workers laid out the ground cable along the seafloor.

  • Divers inspected the ground cable to ensure it remained secure after the storm.

  • The buoy was held in place by a sturdy ground cable attached to an anchor.

Synonyms

mooring
vsground cable
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A rope or chain that holds a boat in place

is a specific heavy connector anchoring a floating marker to the seabed
mooring line
vsground cable
  • Specialized
1 5.9

A strong rope that ties a boat to a dock so it does not move

secures a floating marker to an anchor on the seabed not to docks

Surface Forms

ground cable singular
ground cables plural

Morphology

ground + cable

The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'ground' (earth/sea bed/anchoring point) + 'cable' (strong wire/rope), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a cable connected to or securing something to the ground. Although the specific maritime technical sense (securing a buoy to a mooring) is domain-specific, the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common noun+noun compounding patterns.

Etymology

Ground cable comes from the simple image of a heavy cable fixed to the ground under the sea to hold a buoy in place. Because the cable is attached to the sea bottom and so 'grounds' the buoy, the name means a cable used 'to secure' a buoy to an anchor.