cable

1 of 2

noun

ca·ble ˈkā-bəl How to pronounce cable (audio)

often attributive

: a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference

: a cable-laid rope

: a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength

: a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism

: cable length

: an assembly of electrical conductors insulated from each other but laid up together (as by being twisted around a central core)

: cablegram

also : a radio message or telegram

: something resembling or fashioned like a cable

a fiber-optic cable

: cable television

a house with cable

: a cable infrastructure used to provide services other than television

—often used before another noun

cable Internetcable telephony

Example Sentences

Noun The bridge is held up by cables. Their company supplied cable for the project. We need more cable to hook up the computers. Verb She cabled the news to the United States. She cabled her parents for money. The soldiers cabled back to headquarters. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Veteran newsman Bernard Shaw, CNN’s first chief anchor who helmed coverage at the cable news network for two decades, has died.

Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Chris Cuomo is returning to cable news after a ten-month absence.

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Chris Licht took over the network in May, pledging to restore its place in the center of the American cable news ecosystem—that is to say between MSNBC and Fox News—and make the network less of a lightning rod for criticism from the right.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Biden's speech was carried live on CNN and MSNBC, but it was not shown on Fox News, the most-watched of the cable-news channels.

Paul Farhi, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Major cable news networks are also likely to cover the launch and some broadcast networks could briefly break into programming.

Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2022 With December approaching, cable news couldn’t resist the drama, broadcasting segments that gave credence to outlandish theories.

Steve Adelman, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Is there an opening for reinvention, or at least modernization, of the cable news formula?

Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 On Tuesday night, Alex Wagner begins hosting the other four nights a week of Maddow’s old shift, ushering in a highly experimental new era for one of the most pivotal time slots in cable news.

Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022

Verb

Next up is another superset, this time cable straight arm pushdowns and lat pulldowns (1 to 2 sets, reaching failure between 6 and 10 reps), and 1 to 2 sets of straight arm pushdowns (15 to 20 reps).

Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 July 2022 Alcatel, which laid Quintillion Networks’ subsea cable off the North Slope, has been hired as the lead engineering, procurement and construction partner.

James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2021 With an enormous choice of new and classic TV shows, an optional live TV component, and the ability to bundle in additional channels and services, Hulu is an ideal service for new cord-cutters who are used to cable.

Simon Hill, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021 To be fair, Peacock never marketed itself as the home of all streaming coverage, and NBCU is hardly the first conglomerate to move programming once exclusive to cable over to streaming (think FX on Hulu).

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 July 2021 The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway, but how can cable cutters take part in this year’s action?

Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021 When World War II broke out, the New Yorker magazine contracted Panter-Downes to cable a 1,500-word weekly letter of wartime impressions from London.

Peter Caddick-adams, WSJ, 4 June 2021 So the only way to kill it off is to bully cable companies into dropping the network.

Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021 Then crew members ran cable into the actors' home so that cameras could be set up inside.

Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2020 See More

单词	cables
释义	cable 1 of 2 noun ca·ble ˈkā-bəl often attributive 1 a : a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference b : a cable-laid rope c : a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength d : a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism 2 : cable length 3 a : an assembly of electrical conductors insulated from each other but laid up together (as by being twisted around a central core) b : cablegram also : a radio message or telegram 4 : something resembling or fashioned like a cable a fiber-optic cable 5 a : cable television a house with cable b : a cable infrastructure used to provide services other than television —often used before another noun cable Internetcable telephony cable 2 of 2 verb cabled; cabling ˈkā-b(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to fasten with or as if with a cable 2 : to provide with a cable or cables 3 : to telegraph by submarine cable 4 : to make into a cable or into a form resembling a cable intransitive verb : to communicate by a submarine cable cabler ˈkā-b(ə-)lər noun Synonyms Noun cord lace lacing line rope string wire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The bridge is held up by cables. Their company supplied cable for the project. We need more cable to hook up the computers. Verb She cabled the news to the United States. She cabled her parents for money. The soldiers cabled back to headquarters. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Veteran newsman Bernard Shaw, CNN’s first chief anchor who helmed coverage at the cable news network for two decades, has died. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Chris Cuomo is returning to cable news after a ten-month absence. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Chris Licht took over the network in May, pledging to restore its place in the center of the American cable news ecosystem—that is to say between MSNBC and Fox News—and make the network less of a lightning rod for criticism from the right. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Biden's speech was carried live on CNN and MSNBC, but it was not shown on Fox News, the most-watched of the cable-news channels. Paul Farhi, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Major cable news networks are also likely to cover the launch and some broadcast networks could briefly break into programming. Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2022 With December approaching, cable news couldn’t resist the drama, broadcasting segments that gave credence to outlandish theories. Steve Adelman, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Is there an opening for reinvention, or at least modernization, of the cable news formula? Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 On Tuesday night, Alex Wagner begins hosting the other four nights a week of Maddow’s old shift, ushering in a highly experimental new era for one of the most pivotal time slots in cable news. Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Verb Next up is another superset, this time cable straight arm pushdowns and lat pulldowns (1 to 2 sets, reaching failure between 6 and 10 reps), and 1 to 2 sets of straight arm pushdowns (15 to 20 reps). Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 July 2022 Alcatel, which laid Quintillion Networks’ subsea cable off the North Slope, has been hired as the lead engineering, procurement and construction partner. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2021 With an enormous choice of new and classic TV shows, an optional live TV component, and the ability to bundle in additional channels and services, Hulu is an ideal service for new cord-cutters who are used to cable. Simon Hill, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021 To be fair, Peacock never marketed itself as the home of all streaming coverage, and NBCU is hardly the first conglomerate to move programming once exclusive to cable over to streaming (think FX on Hulu). Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 July 2021 The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway, but how can cable cutters take part in this year’s action? Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021 When World War II broke out, the New Yorker magazine contracted Panter-Downes to cable a 1,500-word weekly letter of wartime impressions from London. Peter Caddick-adams, WSJ, 4 June 2021 So the only way to kill it off is to bully cable companies into dropping the network. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021 Then crew members ran cable into the actors' home so that cameras could be set up inside. Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin capulum lasso, from Latin capere to take — more at heave entry 1 First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb circa 1500, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing cable cable box cable car cable-knit cable length coaxial cable pay-cable cable-laid cable television cable modem cable box cable car cable-knit cable length coaxial cable pay-cable cable-laid cable television cable modem See More Kids Definition cable 1 of 2 noun ca·ble ˈkā-bəl 1 : a very strong rope, wire, or chain 2 : a bundle of wires to carry electric current 3 : telegram 4 : cable television cable 2 of 2 verb cabled; cabling : to send a message by telegraph She cabled the news to her parents. Biographical Definition Cable biographical name Ca·ble ˈkā-bəl George Washington 1844–1925 American novelist cables noun plural of cable as in wires a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wires ropes cords strings laces lacings lines halyards lanyards guys stays bungee cords bungees whipcords
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