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| hawse |
an opening in a ship through which an anchor cable is passed; hawsehole. [1/2 definitions] |
| hawsehole |
a hole in the bow of a ship through which an anchor cable is passed. |
| hawsepipe |
an iron or steel pipe in the hole on either side of a ship's bow, through which the anchor cable is passed. |
| hawser |
a thick rope or cable used for towing or mooring a ship. |
| high wire |
a cable or tightrope high above the ground, used esp. in circus performance. |
| landline |
a telephone or other telecommunications device that is connected to the public network by a wire cable, or a telephone service connected by such cables. [2 definitions] |
| main |
the chief channel for distributing water or gas; large pipe or cable. [1/5 definitions] |
| mainstay |
a strong rope or cable that secures and stabilizes the mainmast of a sailing ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| narrowcast |
to transmit (a program), esp. by cable television, to a limited or specialized audience. [1/2 definitions] |
| ski lift |
a mechanism, usu. comprising a motor-driven cable with a series of attached chairs, used to carry skiers up a slope. |
| ski tow |
a kind of ski lift by which skiers clinging to a cable are pulled up the slope on their skis. |
| strand2 |
a length of fibers, threads, filaments, wires, or hairs braided or twisted together to form yarn, rope, cable, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| superstation |
an independent television station whose broadcasts are relayed by satellite to cable television systems beyond the local broadcast area. |
| T-bar |
a T-shaped bar suspended from a cable, used to pull two skiers at a time uphill on their skis. [1/2 definitions] |
| telpher |
a cable car suspended from, and run on, overhead electrical wires. [2 definitions] |
| terminal |
the mechanical device at such a point in a circuit, as at the end of a wire or cable, by means of which a connection may be made. [1/11 definitions] |
| tightrope |
a tightly stretched rope or wire cable, suspended high above ground, on which acrobatic feats are performed, as at a circus. |
| towrope |
a rope, cable, or the like, used to tow boats; towline. |
| tram1 |
the vehicle or cage for hauling loads on an overhead cable system, as on a mountainside; cable car. [1/4 definitions] |
| winch |
a mechanical device, powered by motor or hand, that pulls or lifts objects by a rope or cable wound around its revolving drum. [1/3 definitions] |
| windlass |
a machine, powered by motor or hand, that pulls or lifts by a cable or rope wound around its horizontal, revolving axle or drum; winch. [1/2 definitions] |
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