armored cable

noun

electric cable covered by a protective metallic wrapping.

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Nearby words

armor plate, armor-clad, armor-piercing, armorbearer, armored, armored cable, armored car, armored heart, armored personnel carrier, armored rope, armored scale

Origin of armored cable

First recorded in 1895–1900

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