Definition: 1. A set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc. 2. Thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc. 3. A message sent by electrical signals and printed out.
Use 'cable' in a sentence:
1. Central air conditioner, communication network, public broadcasting and cable TV are all available in the exhibition hall.
2. The cable has a 140kg breaking strain.
3. Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.
4. She sent a cable to her mother.
5. Repairs to the cable did not take too long.
6. Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television.
7. We have more cable channels, television shows, and movies than ever before.
8. DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have all invested in it.
9. They ran commercials on cable systems across the country.
10. But DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have all invested in it.
11. Audio signals can be transmitted along cables without distortion.
12. Where do we find the material strong enough yet lightweight enough to act as a cable or track?
13. In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled.
14. China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television.
15. A mouse in time may bite in two a cable.
16. In a few years, she successfully expanded the company to include newspaper, magazine, broadcast and cable companies.
17. Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.
18. The end of the cable was left poking out of the wall.
19. Connect a cable to the output.
20. Rats had gnawed through the cable.
21. They ran a cable from their machine through a crawl space between the basement and the stage.
22. Bare wires were sticking out of the cable.
23. I purposely interrupt one of the access paths by pulling off an FC cable between the host and switch.
24. The channel is only available on cable.
25. In half an hour, they'd switched the tags on every cable.
26. The show will be simulcast on NBC, Fox and a number of cable networks.
27. The weights are moved via a cable and pulley system.
28. The telephone cable has got twisted.
29. He shot light from a laser out the end of the cable onto the diaphragm.
30. He had found a drum of electric cable.
31. Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery.
32. We ran a cable from the lights to the stage.
33. Someone will trip over that cable.
34. They tied him to a chair with cable.
35. Consumers are charged a monthly fee above their basic cable costs.
36. They follow minutely the news from abroad on Cable News Network.
37. Cable TV's Food Network offers a buffet of food-related infotainment.
38. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer.
39. The cables are buried one metre below ground level.
40. We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
41. Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure.
42. He accidentally sawed through a cable.
43. Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable.
44. The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable.
