cable

[US]/ˈkeɪbl/
[UK]/ˈkeɪbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. giant cable (on ships, bridges, etc.), steel rope
vt. & vi. send a telegram, tell by telegram

Phrases & Collocations

Ethernet cable

charging cable

fiber optic cable

power cable

network cable

cable tv

cable television

coaxial cable

optical cable

cable car

electric cable

by cable

cable system

main cable

steel cable

optic cable

cable network

control cable

communication cable

cable tray

heating cable

cable length

cable laying

Example Sentences

rouse the cable out.

the transoceanic cable system.

a broken cable transmission.

The cable suddenly parted.

numbering of cable conductors

a tension on the cable of 50 pounds.

a cable runs above the duct.

He cabled in reply.

This cable has a rubber casing.

Guangdong Jiexi Apramycin Lake County cotton cable wire plant is a professional manufacturer of network cables, high End digital cable manufacturers.

cable TV's answer to the commercial networks' sportscasts.

cables running below the floorboards.

the grommet stops the cable chafing on the metal.

a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels.

cross the cables in opposing directions.

the water board came and dug the cable up .

a cable had to be flaked out .

the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun.

Real-world Examples

Did you pay your cable bill? Ugh, you sound just like the cable company.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

Hey, Morty, let's watch some interdimensional cable.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

The truck used a cable to drag the car.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Where are your keys? I need the jumper cables.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

But how to protect the copper cables from the sea?

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

In my whole life, growing up in that house...no cable.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

Unlike copper cables, which transmit electrical energy, fiber optic cables transmit light.

Source: CNN Selected May 2016 Collection

When I was a little girl, we had pirate cable at home.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

" We can do a good job picking up earthquakes using offshore cables."

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2020 Collection

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