cable
noun
[ ˈkeɪb(ə)l ]
• a thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.
• "steel cables held the convoy together"
Similar:
rope,
cord,
line,
guy,
piece of cordage,
wire,
chain,
hawser,
stay,
bridle,
topping lift,
choker,
• an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals.
• "an underground cable"
cable
verb
• send a message to (someone) by cablegram.
• "he cabled her to cancel all arrangements"
• provide (an area) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television.
• "nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels"
• decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped mouldings.
Origin:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum ‘halter’.
