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I'm watching a movie on cable—L. Block, 1982.

length A nautical measure, ≈ 200 m.

Internat 1954 ¹/₁₀ international nautical mile = 185.2 m (607.6115~ ft).

UK trad 100 fathoms = 600 ft m (182.88~ m), though defined by the Admiralty to equal ¹/₁₀ sea mile of 1 minute of latitude locally, hence somewhat variable about the value 608 ft (185.32~ m).

US-C trad 120 fathoms = 720 ft (219.456 m).

A flexible metal or glass wire or group of wires. All cables used in electronics are insulated with a material such as plastic or rubber. See cable TV, cable categories, cable modem and set-top box.

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1. International bank draft transmitted by cable transfer between correspondent banks, as opposed to payment through the mail.

2. Trader's shorthand for the U.S. Dollar-pound sterling exchange rate.

n. 1. a thick rope of wire or non-metallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.

2. the chain of a ship's anchor.

3. a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the U.S.) 240 yards (219.4 m).

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1. An electric conductor consisting of a group of smaller-diameter conductor strands twisted together.
2. A group of electric conductors which are insulated from each other.
3. Any heavy rope or wire line used for support, for exerting a force, or for controlling a mechanism.
4. One of the reedings which are set into the flutes of a pilaster or column.

Slang used among forex traders referring to the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the British pound sterling. Because it is the norm in forex for most major currencies to be quoted against the U.S. dollar on a regular basis, "cable" is a commonly used term.

"Cable" can also be used to refer simply to the British pound sterling. 

Investopedia Says:
For example, you may hear someone dealing with the forex market saying, "The cable is up today," or, "The cable has been trending lower lately."

The origins of this term are attributed to the fact that in the 1800s, the dollar/pound sterling exchange rate was transmitted via transatlantic cable. Forex brokers are sometimes referred to as "cable dealers".

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Tutor's tip: A "cabal" is a secret political plot or a group of secret plotters, "cabala" or "cabbala" is a system of mysticism in Judaism, while "cable" is a strong wire or metal rope.

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• Special Measures - cable: nautical unit of length equal to 720 feet (219 m) in U.S. Navy and 608 feet (185 m) in British navy
• Building and Machine Parts - cable: heavy-duty rope of wire strands, usu. wound together
• Stones, Bricks, Tiles, Glass, and Metals - cable: strands of heavy wire wound to form metal rope
• Hardware and Supplies - cable: strong, heavy rope made of metal strands
• Electricity and Electronics - cable: strands of electrical conductor insulated from each other and laid together, often twisted around central core
• Data Transmission - cable: telegram; (vb) send a telegram
• Voice Transmission and Telephony - cable: insulated assembly of copper wire or fiberglass strands for transmission of telephone signals or data
• Television Technology - cable: alternate way of transmitting television signals by cable lines rather than through air, requiring hookup to cable for reception

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kabel, tov, telegram
v. tr. - fastgøre med tov
v. intr. - telegrafere

idioms:

• cable car    gondol i svævebane
• cable railway    tovbane
• cable television    kabel-tv

Nederlands (Dutch)
telegraferen, kabel, koord, kabeltelegram

Français (French)
n. - câble (électrique), câble (une corde), câble (de télévision), câble (télégraphique)
v. tr. - câbler que, câbler qch à qn, câbler (une région), télégraphier, attacher (une corde), équiper (d'un câble)
v. intr. - télégraphier, câbler

idioms:

• cable car    téléphérique
• cable railway    funiculaire
• cable television    télévision par câble

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kabel, (mar.) Ankertau, Überseetelegramm
v. - telegrafieren, kabeln

idioms:

• cable car    Seilbahn
• cable railway    Drahtseilbahn
• cable television    Kabelfernsehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συρματόσχοινο, (ηλεκτρ.) (χονδρο)καλώδιο, (ναυτ.) κάλως, παλαμάρι, τηλεγράφημα, διάπλοκη βελονιά, καλωδιακή τηλεόραση
v. - τηλεγραφώ, στέλνω τηλεγραφικά, τοποθετώ καλώδιο

idioms:

• cable car    θαλαμίσκος του εναέριου σιδηρόδρομου (τελεφερίκ)
• cable railway    εναέριος σιδηρόδρομος, τελεφερίκ
• cable television    καλωδιακή τηλεόραση

Italiano (Italian)
cablare, telegrafare, fornire di cavo, fune, cavo, cablogramma

idioms:

• cable car    funivia
• cable television    televisione via cavo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabo (m), calabre (m) (Náut.), mensagem (f)
v. - enviar cabograma para, ligar com cabos

idioms:

• cable car    bonde (m)
• cable railway    funicular (m)
• cable television    televisão (f) a cabo

Русский (Russian)
телеграфировать, кабель, канат, телеграмма

idioms:

• cable car    фуникулер
• cable railway    фуникулер
• cable television    кабельное телевидение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cable, amarra, alambre, telex
v. tr. - cablegrafiar
v. intr. - enviar un cable

idioms:

• cable car    teleférico, funicular
• cable railway    trasbordador, especie de guinche
• cable television    televisión por cable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kabel, telegram
v. - förse med kabel, telegrafera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
电缆, 缆, 海底电报, 给...拍越洋电报, 缚住, 发越洋电报

idioms:

• cable car    缆车, 钢索吊车
• cable railway    缆索铁道, 缆车道
• cable television    有线电视

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 電纜, 纜, 海底電報
v. tr. - 給...拍越洋電報, 縛住
v. intr. - 發越洋電報

idioms:

• cable car    纜車, 鋼索吊車
• cable railway    纜索鐵道, 纜車道
• cable television    有線電視

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 케이블, 해외 전보, 굵은 밧줄
v. tr. - ~에 외전을 치다, 케이블을 달다
v. intr. - 해외 전보를 치다, 밧줄무늬로 뜨다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 太綱, ケーブル, 海底ケーブル, 外国電報
v. - 外国電報を打つ, 外国電報で送る, 海外電報を打つ

idioms:

• cable car    ケーブルカー
• cable railway    ケーブル鉄道
• cable television    ケーブルテレビ, 有線テレビ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برقيه, قابلو أي حزمه أسلاك (فعل) يرسل برقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כבל, כבל תת-ימי, מברק, 002 ירד (כ-081 מטר), תפר הדומה לחבל מקופל, קישוט בצורת חבל‬
v. tr. - ‮הודיע במברק‬
v. intr. - ‮שלח מברק, הבריק‬

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