ground cable

American

noun

Nautical.

a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.

Etymology

Origin of ground cable

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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The technology it seeks to test could form the basis of a wireless connection that can be broadcast to homes, obviating the need for an actual ground cable or fiber connection, experts say.

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