cablenoun
uk/ˈkeɪ.bəl/us/ˈkeɪ.bəl/cable noun (WIRE)
B2 [ C or U ] a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.:
a length of cable
The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.
overhead power cables
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- This cable attaches the printer to the computer.
- I tripped over a cable.
- a length of cable
- overhead power cables
- Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city.
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- catgut
- chain
- cord
- drawstring
- gut
- halter
- harness
- iron
- lasso
- leash
- lifeline
- rein
- string
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
- wireless
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cable noun (SYSTEM)
B1 [ U ] → cable television :
The office has gone over to cable.
This channel is only available on cable.
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- Now that we have cable, we get a much better picture.
- Nearly one home in ten across the country is wired up to receive TV via cable.
- a cable channel
- He works for a cable television company.
- They broadcast on cable.
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Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- break
- broadcast
- cable television
- commentator
- preview
- prime time
- production
- public broadcasting
- public service broadcasting
- radio
- rerun
- season
- station
- transmit
- transmitter
- tune in
- voice-over
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cableverb
uk/ˈkeɪ.bəl/us/ˈkeɪ.bəl/[ T usually passive ] UK also cable up to put cables under the ground in an area so that television or phone signals can be sent along them:
Many rural areas have not yet been cabled.
You will have to buy a satellite dish or get cabled up.
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Communications - general words
- broadband
- buzz
- buzzer
- caller ID
- communication
- constructive interference
- cybernetics
- destructive interference
- Entryphone
- fibre optics
- fibre-optic cable
- interfere
- microwave
- multimedia
- on-screen
- optical fibre
- relay
- replay
- smart card
- telegraph
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