[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cable \ca"ble\ k=a"b'l, n. f. c^able, ll. capulum,
   caplum, a rope, fr. l. capere to take; cf. d., dan.,  g.
   kabel, from the french. see capable.
   1. a large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length,
      used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes.
      it is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.
      1913 webster

   2. a rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with
      some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of
      a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.
      1913 webster

   3. arch a molding, shaft of a column, or any other member
      of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral
      twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding.
      1913 webster

   bower cable, the cable belonging to the bower anchor.

   cable road, a railway on which the cars are moved by a
      continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary
      motor.

   cable's length, the length of a ship's cable. cables in the
      merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or
      more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is
      either 120 fathoms 720 feet, or about 100 fathoms 600
      feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile.
      

   cable tier.
      a that part of a vessel where the cables are stowed.
      b a coil of a cable.

   sheet cable, the cable belonging to the sheet anchor.

   stream cable, a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower
      cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and
      heavy seas.

   submarine cable. see telegraph.

   to pay out the cable, to veer out the cable, to slacken
      it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run
      out of the hawse hole.

   to serve the cable, to bind it round with ropes, canvas,
      etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse,
      et.

   to slip the cable, to let go the end on board and let it
      all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to
      weigh anchor. hence, in sailor's use, to die.
      1913 webster
see also:
capable cable molding bower cable cable road cable's length cable tier 
sheet cable stream cable submarine cable telegraph to pay out the cable 
to veer out the cable to serve the cable to slip the cable 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cable \ca"ble\ k=a"b'l, v. t.
   1. to fasten with a cable.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. to ornament with cabling. see cabling.
      1913 webster
see also:
cabling 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cable \ca"ble\, v. t.  i. imp.  p. p. cabled -b'ld; p.
   pr.  vb. n. cabling -bli^ng.
   to telegraph by a submarine cable recent
   1913 webster
see also:
cabled cabling 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cable
     n 1: a telegram sent abroad syn: cablegram, overseas telegram
     2: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals
        or electric power syn: line, transmission line
     3: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
     4: a nautical unit of depth syn: cable length, cable's
        length
     5: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the
        receiver syn: cable television
     6: a television system transmitted over cables syn: cable
        television, cable system, cable television service
     v 1: send cables, wires, or telegrams syn: telegraph, wire
     2: fasten with a cable; "cable trees"
see also:
cablegram overseas telegram line transmission line cable length cable's length 
cable television cable television cable system cable television service telegraph 
wire 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "cable":
   bx cable, teletype, wats, wats line, armored cable, battery cable,
   bell wire, braid, brail, cablegram, chain, co-ax, coaxial cable,
   concentric cable, cord, day letter, electric cable, electric cord,
   fast telegram, flash, guy, hawser, highline, hookup wire, lead,
   ligament, ligation, ligature, line, mooring, night letter,
   party line, power line, private line, radio, radiogram, rope,
   send a wire, sign off, sign on, spun yarn, strand, string,
   telegram, telegraph, telegraph cable, telegraph line,
   telephone line, telex, tendon, thong, three-wire cable,
   transmission line, triaxial cable, trunk, trunk line, twine, twist,
   underground cable, wire, wire line, yarn

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

cable, oh
  zip codes: 43009
cable, wi
  zip codes: 54821

Cable >> C Words
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Cable Tier >> C Words
Cable Tier, definition of term: Cable Tier
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Cable Televisio >> C Words
Cable Televisio, definition of term: Cable Televisio
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Cable Modem >> C Words
Cable Modem, definition of term: Cable Modem
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Cable Car >> C Words
Cable Car, definition of term: Cable Car
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Coaxial Cable >> C Words
Coaxial Cable, definition of term: Coaxial Cable
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Bower Cable >> B Words
Bower Cable, definition of term: Bower Cable
bower+cable_pag1.html

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