cable

²cable

verb

ca·bledca·bling\ˈkā-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of CABLE

transitive verb

1

: to fasten with or as if with a cable

2

: to provide with a cable or cables

3

: to telegraph by submarine cable

4

: to make into a cable or into a form resembling a cable

intransitive verb

: to communicate by a submarine cable

— ca·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of CABLE

1. She cabled the news to the United States.
2. She cabled her parents for money.
3. The soldiers cabled back to headquarters.

First Known Use of CABLE

circa 1500