A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
To communicate by cable
To provide with cable(s)
To ornament with cabling.
To wrap wires to form a cable
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To create cable stitches.
To send a telegram, news, etc., by cable
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
To suffer griping pains.
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
To annoy or bother.
To complain; to whine.