cable televisionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkeɪ.bəl ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/us/ˌkeɪ.bəl ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/also cable TV, cableB1 the system of sending television programmes or phone signals along wires under the ground:
He works for a cable television company.
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
- They broadcast on cable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- aspect
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- HD
- HDTV
- high def
- high definition
- high def
- receiver
- reception
- reveal
- square-eyed
- telegenic
- Teletext
- television
- televisual
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