What does cable mean?

verb (used with object), ca·bled, ca·bling. to send (a message) by cable. to send a cablegram to. to fasten with a cable. to furnish with a cable. to join (cities, parts of a country, etc.) by means of a cable television network: The state will be completely cabled in a few years. verb (used without object), ca·bled, ca·bling.

What is a cable made of?

A cable is a kind of very strong, thick rope, made of wires twisted together. ...the heavy anchor cable. Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes. Cable is used to refer to television systems in which the signals are sent along underground wires rather than by radio waves.

What is held up by cables?

The bridge is held up by cables. Their company supplied cable for the project. We need more cable to hook up the computers. Does our hotel room have cable? The game will be shown on cable. She cabled the news to the United States. She cabled her parents for money. The soldiers cabled back to headquarters.