cablelaid
noting a rope formed of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction; hawser-laid.
noting a rope formed of three backhanded ropes twisted together in a right-handed direction.
Origin of cablelaid
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How to use cablelaid in a sentence
At that time there were but eighty-seven nautical miles of submarine cable laid, while now there are nearly 200,000 statute miles.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. WhiteLarge ropes are distinguished into two main classes, the cable-laid and hawser-laid.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreVery soon there would even be a telegraphic cable laid to the mainland.
Fayal is connected with Waterville, in Ireland, by a cable laid in 1901.
He wants a third cable laid, and two complete lines from here to New York, before he will be satisfied.
Cyrus W. Field; his Life and Work | Isabella Field Judson
British Dictionary definitions for cable-laid
(of a rope) made of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction
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