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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
.”
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
.
