cable
noun
a heavy, strong rope.
Example Sentences
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After carefully twisting cables together and testing them with a multimeter, a small bulb flickered on, then another, signalling that the current was flowing.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The recent Telegraph revelation of more than 500 incidents where Russian boats have been stationed above undersea cables has also caused concern.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Those points might represent cities, PCs, subway stations, or organs, while the connections could stand for highways, cables, railway lines, or blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
One Chinese ship, the Ke Xue, was active this summer near undersea cables northeast and southwest of Taiwan, said Jose M. Macias III, an associate fellow at CSIS’s Futures Lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
They did as he said, cutting the cables, making breathless haste, all as silently as possible.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
