cables
noun
Definitions
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
Example: I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
verb
Definitions
To provide with cable(s)
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To wrap wires to form a cable
To send a telegram by cable