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cable US English

a thick rope of wire or nonmetallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles

cable car US English

a transportation system, typically one traveling up and down a mountain, in which cabins are suspended on a continuous moving cable driven by a motor at one end of the route

pay cable US English

a cable television service available on a subscription basis

cable-knit US English

(of a garment) knitted using cable stitch

cable-laid US English

(of rope) made of three right-handed triple strands (or smaller ropes) twisted together left-handed, used originally of a very large rope of the type used for anchor cables

cable modem US English

a type of modem that connects a computer or local network to broadband Internet service through the same cable that supplies cable television service

cable-ready US English

adapted for cable television

cable tier US English

a place in a ship for stowing a coiled cable

booster cable US English

another term for jumper cable.

cable release US English

a cable attached to the shutter release of a camera, allowing the photographer to open the shutter without touching or moving the camera

cable stitch US English

a combination of knitted stitches done to resemble twisted rope

jumper cable US English

each of a pair of thick electric cables fitted with clips at either end, used for starting a vehicle by connecting its dead battery to the battery of another vehicle

ribbon cable US English

a cable for transmitting electronic signals consisting of several insulated wires connected together to form a flat ribbon

cable railroad US English

a railroad along which cars are drawn by a continuous cable

cable-stayed bridge US English

a bridge in which the weight of the deck is supported by a number of cables running directly to one or more towers

cable television US English

a system in which television programs are transmitted to the sets of subscribers by cable rather than by a broadcast signal

cable molding in cable US English

a molding resembling twisted rope

cable English-French

câble m

cable car English-French

téléphérique m

cable TV English-French

télévision

cable car English-German

Drahtseilbahn

cable car English-Italian

cabina fdella funivia

cable car English-Spanish

teleférico

power cable English-German

Hochspannungsleitung

cable-ready English-Italian

predisposto per la TV via cavo

cable company English-Italian

rete f televisiva via cavo

cable railway English-Italian

funicolare f

cable television English-German

Kabelfernsehen

cable television English-Italian

televisione f via cavo

cable television English-Spanish

televisión, cablevisión

fibre optic cable English-German

Glasfaserkabel

cable TˈV English-German

Kabelfernsehen

this channel is only available on cable in cable English-Italian

questo canale è disponibile solo sulla TV via cavo


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