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ENGLISH: cable - CREOLE: kab

Overview of noun cable

The noun cable has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (2) cable, cablegram, overseas telegram -- (a telegram sent abroad)

2. (1) cable, line, transmission line -- (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)

3. (1) cable -- (a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)

4. cable, cable length, cable's length -- (a nautical unit of depth)

5. cable television, cable -- (television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)

6. cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service -- (a television system that transmits over cables)

Overview of verb cable

The verb cable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) cable, telegraph, wire -- (send cables, wires, or telegrams)

2. cable -- (fasten with a cable; "cable trees")