| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. [1/4 definitions] |
| bitt |
to wind (a cable or line) around one or more bitts. [1/3 definitions] |
| cable |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals are sent by cable rather than through the air; cable television. [4/5 definitions] |
| cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
| cablecast |
a broadcast transmitted through cable television. [3 definitions] |
| cablegram |
a telegraph message sent by underwater cable. |
| cable railway |
a system of transportation in which enclosed passenger cars, pulled by a continuously moving underground cable, roll along rails. |
| cable television |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals from distant stations are received by a master antenna and then delivered by electrical cable. Cable television typically provides clear reception, access to a large number of channels, and a relatively wide range of programming, whereas conventional television is limited to the reception of signals from local stations. |
| cablevision |
cable television. |
| capstan |
a vertical drum or post on a ship, rotated to hoist weights, such as an anchor, by winding in rope or cable. [1/2 definitions] |
| car |
a vehicle that runs along rails, such as a railroad car or cable car. [1/3 definitions] |
| chairlift |
a line of chairs hanging from a moving cable, used to carry people up or down a mountain. A chairlift is used at a ski slope. |
| closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [1/2 definitions] |
| coaxial cable |
a high-frequency electronic transmission cable that has two layers of conductive material, one inside the other and separated by insulation. |
| cord |
a flexible electrical cable with a protective covering, used to supply power from an outlet to an appliance. [1/8 definitions] |
| electronic mail |
messages typed into a computer terminal and sent via telephone cable to another terminal. |
| email |
the practice or system by which messages may be typed into one computer terminal and sent by telephone, cable, or wireless to another computer terminal; electronic mail. [1/4 definitions] |
| flex |
(chiefly British) a small flexible electrical cable with a protective coating, used to supply power from an outlet to an appliance; cord. [1/3 definitions] |
| forestay |
a cable or rope extending from the bowsprit to the foremast, used to support the foremast. |
| funicular |
operated or drawn by a rope, cable, or the like. [2/4 definitions] |
| gondola |
a car suspended from a cable, as for a ski lift. [1/5 definitions] |