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cable British & World English

a thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles

cable car British & World English

a transport system, typically one travelling 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 British & World English

a cable television service available on a subscription basis

cable-knit British & World English

(of a garment) knitted using cable stitch

cable-laid British & World English

(of rope) made of three triple strands

cable modem British & World 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 British & World English

adapted for cable television

cable tier British & World English

a place in a ship for stowing a coiled cable

cable railway British & World English

a railway along which carriages are drawn by a continuous cable

cable release British & World 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 British & World English

a combination of knitted stitches resembling twisted rope

jumper cable British & World English

North American term for jump lead.

ribbon cable British & World English

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

cable-stayed bridge British & World 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 British & World English

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

cable moulding in cable British & World English

a moulding resembling twisted rope

extension lead in extension British & World English

a length of electric cable which permits the use of appliances at some distance from a fixed socket

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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