Cable

·vt To fasten with a cable.

II. Cable ·vt & ·vi To telegraph by a submarine cable.

III. Cable ·vt To ornament with cabling. ·see Cabling.

IV. Cable ·noun 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.

V. Cable ·noun 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.

VI. Cable ·noun 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.