Cable ˈkeɪbl Fibre Optic Noun Power Overhead/Underground/Undersea 10 000 Volt Lay

• fibre-optic cable
• a power cable
• overhead/underground/undersea cables
• a 10 000-volt cable

cable

1. a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.
• fibre-optic cable
• a power cable
• overhead/underground/undersea cables
• a 10 000-volt cable
• a USB cable
• a length of electric cable
• They're digging up the road to lay cables.

Extra Examples

• Connect the cable to the correct terminal.
• I plugged the cable into the amplifier.
• Engineers plan to run the telephone cables under the river.
• There is a cable running under the road.
• Roads have to be dug up to lay underground cables.
• These fibre-optic cables can carry telephone calls and computer data.
• new cables connecting major cities in Europe
2. thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc.
3. a system of broadcasting television programmes along wires rather than by radio waves
• We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
• We just had cable installed.
4. a message sent by electrical signals and printed out

Word Origin

• Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum ‘halter’.