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noun

electric cable covered by a protective metallic wrapping.

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Origin of armored cable

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby armored cable

armoire, armor, armorbearer, armor-clad, armored, armored cable, armored car, armored personnel carrier, armored rope, armored scale, armorer

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How to use armored cable in a sentence

Before installing any armored cable, be sure that it is of approved make and guaranteed to pass inspection.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
The ground for the armored cable system is not to be considered as a ground for a secondary system.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
The general rule is that all wires in theaters must be in conduit or armored cable.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
An armored cable ran from it to a heavy wall switch having two blades and a sizable wooden handle.
The Secret Pact|Mildred A. Wirt

Such as the armored cable within the walls of a wooden house.
The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith