| 单词 | cable-lengths |
| 释义 | cable /kāˈbl/noun
ORIGIN: OFr, from LL capulum a halter, from L capēre to hold cāˈblecast noun A broadcast on cable television caˈblegram noun A telegram sent by cable cablet /kāˈblət/ noun A cable or cable-laid rope with a circumference of less than 25cm (10 inches) cāˈbling noun A bead or moulding like a thick rope caˈble-car noun
caˈble-drilling noun Rope-drilling with the drill attached to a steel cable caˈble-laid adjective (of a rope) composed of three strands or ropes with a right-handed twist, twisted together in a left-handed direction caˈble-length or caˈble's-length noun A tenth of a nautical mile, approx 183 metres (200 yards) or 100 fathoms (in USA, approx 219 metres (720 feet) or 120 fathoms) caˈble-moulding noun A bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope cable railway See cable tramway below cable release noun (image technol) A device, a length of stiff wire cable in a flexible tube, for releasing a camera shutter cable-stayed bridge noun A type of suspension bridge in which the supporting cables are connected directly to the bridge deck from one or more towers caˈble-stitch noun (a series of stitches producing) a pattern or design resembling a twisted rope cable television noun The transmission of television programmes by cable to individual subscribers cable tramway or cable railway noun One along which cars or carriages are drawn by a cable operated by a stationary motor caˈblevision noun Cable television cāˈbleway noun A structure for transport of material in cars suspended from a cable |
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