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cable
types of cable
an electric/electricity cable
• Be careful you don't cut through an electric cable.
a power cable
(= an electric cable )
• a power cable carrying 11,000 volts
a telephone cable
• Telephone cables were damaged in the storm.
an overhead cable
(= attached to high posts )
• Overhead cables can be dangerous for birds.
an underground/undersea cable
• The electricity will be transmitted by undersea cables.
verbs
lay/run a cable
(= put one in position somewhere )
• In the 1860s the first cables were laid under the oceans.
a cable connects something to something
• How many miles of cables connect North America to Europe?
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noun ADJ. electric, telephone | overhead, underground | fibre-optic QUANT. length a length of electric cable VERB + CABLE lay, run Roads have to be dug up to lay underground cables. Engineers plan to run the telephone cables under the river. | connect Connect the cable to the correct terminal. CABLE + VERB go, run a cable running under the road | connect sth new cables connecting major cities in Europe | carry sth These fibre-optic cables can carry telephone calls and computer data.
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