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cable
noun
a
thick
insulated
bundle
of
wires
or
fibres
that
carries
electricity
or
electronic
signals
•
He
used
a
long
cable
to
connect
the
computer
to
the
projector
.
He
used
a
long
cable
to
connect
the
computer
to
the
projector
.
•
The
bridge
is
supported
by
thick
steel
cables
stretching
to
the
towers
.
The
bridge
is
supported
by
thick
steel
cables
stretching
to
the
towers
.
From
Middle
English
cable
,
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
capulum
“
a
rope
,
halter
.”
noun
-
cable
a
television
service
delivered
to
homes
through
underground
or
overhead
wires
,
often
offering
many
channels
•
The
new
documentary
will
air
on
cable
tonight
.
The
new
documentary
will
air
on
cable
tonight
.
•
Many
people
are
cancelling
cable
and
switching
to
streaming
services
.
Many
people
are
cancelling
cable
and
switching
to
streaming
services
.
Sense
evolved
in
the
20th
century
from
the
earlier
meaning
of
the
wire
itself
,
as
television
signals
traveled
through
these
cables
.
verb
-
cable
,
cabling
,
cables
,
cabled
to
send
a
message
or
news
by
telegraph
or
other
rapid
wire
service
,
especially
across
long
distances
•
In
1915
,
the
reporter
cabled
the
news
back
to
London
from
the
battlefield
.
In
1915
,
the
reporter
cabled
the
news
back
to
London
from
the
battlefield
.
•
He
promised
to
cable
me
the
results
as
soon
as
he
arrived
in
New
York
.
He
promised
to
cable
me
the
results
as
soon
as
he
arrived
in
New
York
.
From
the
noun
cable
,
referring
to
the
undersea
telegraph
cables
first
laid
in
the
19th
century
.
