Overview of noun cable

The noun cable has 6 senses

• cable, cablegram, overseas telegram -- (a telegram sent abroad)


• cable, line, transmission line -- (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)


• cable -- (a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)


• cable, cable length, cable's length -- (a nautical unit of depth)


• cable television, cable -- (television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)


• cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service -- (a television system that transmits over cables)

Overview of verb cable

The verb cable has 2 senses

• cable, telegraph, wire -- (send cables, wires, or telegrams)


• cable -- (fasten with a cable; "cable trees")