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cables

7 definitions • 11 examples
1
a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.:

Examples:

a length of cable
The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.
overhead power cables
2
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Examples:

The office has gone over to cable.
This channel is only available on cable.
3
to put cables under the ground in an area so that television or phone signals can be sent along them:

Examples:

Many rural areas have not yet been cabled.
You will have to buy a satellite dish or get cabled up.
4
(a length of) wire, esp. twisted into thick, strong rope or used to carry electricity:

Examples:

[ C ] They dug up the road in order to lay phone cables.
5
(in the past) a message sent by electric signal
6
a set of covered wires or fibres that electrical or electronic signals travel through:

Examples:

lay/install cable Hotels use Wi-Fi to provide in-room access without having to lay cable.
ethernet/fibre-optic/network/power cable
7
the system of sending television programmes or phone signals along wires under the ground:

Examples:

This channel is only available on cable.

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