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(verb) send cables, wires, or telegrams |
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Synonyms: telegraph, wire |
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Related Words: telecommunicate |
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(verb) fasten with a cable; "cable trees" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(noun) a very strong suspension bridge; made of wire |
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Related Words: ground cable, rope |
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(noun) a television system transmitted over cables |
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Synonyms: cable system, cable television, cable television service |
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Related Words: television, television system |
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(noun) an electrical conductor connecting telephones or television or power stations |
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Synonyms: electrical cable, line, transmission line |
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Related Words: coax, coax cable, coaxial cable, conductor, fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable, power cable, power line, printer cable |
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(noun) a telegram sent abroad |
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Synonyms: cablegram, overseas telegram |
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Related Words: telegram, wire |
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(noun) a nautical unit of depth |
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Synonyms: cable length, cable's length |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver |
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Synonyms: cable television |
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Related Words: TV, telecasting, television, video |
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