cable's length
noun
a nautical unit of length equivalent to 720 feet (219 meters) in the U.S. Navy and 608 feet (185 meters) in the British Navy.
cable length
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a variation of
cable's length.
Example Sentences
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"Subsea cable planning itself takes three-four years and then cable laying also takes up to two years depending upon cable length," says Sundararajan.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Additionally, the cable length between the controller and drone was extended from 150 meters to 300 meters and the battery is now changeable, so researchers can continue their survey work for an entire day.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
The only things that date these Eggos is the lack of a headphone remote and the cable length that was clearly intended to stretch to a backpack, not a pocket.
From The Verge ● Mar. 27, 2016
They came leisurely towards us, those eight ugly craft, about a cable length apart, steering towards the very centre of our line.
From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Talbot Baines Reed
You see, we could pass within a cable length of one of those Austrian monitors now and they'd never know it.
From Under Fire For Servia by Colonel James Fiske
