Results for cable

Definitions of cable:

part of speech: noun

A strong rope or chain which ties anything, especially a ship to her anchor: a nautical measure of 100 fathoms.

part of speech: noun

A rope or chain of various degrees of thickness, used in ships; a cable's- length, 720 feet.

part of speech: verb transitive

To fasten with a cable; to send by submarine telegraph.

Usage examples for cable:

• The bankers, finding their deposits expanding, may feel it well to cable orders for more gold to increase their reserves, especially as they have been subject to somewhat unusual calls for cash for hand to hand circulation- though this last need they might well have been meeting by expanding their note issue. "The Value of Money", Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

• I am to cable them to- morrow, if you do." "Jewel A Chapter In Her Life", Clara Louise Burnham

• This course commending itself to the crew, the sails were hoisted accordingly, I lending a hand, for I had no desire either to take refuge with the pirates or to be sunk where we were; and having slipped our cable the Fair Maid got under weigh. "Athelstane Ford", Allen Upward

• They were too far down the cable now for Boldrick's reply to reach them distinctly. "Mrs. Falchion, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 12, 2009