n. 25B6; noun
a thick cable moored the ship : ROPE, cord, line, guy; Nautical hawser, stay, bridle, topping lift; N. Amer. choker.
electric cables : WIRE, lead, cord; power line; Brit. flex.
(historical) he immediately sent a cable : TELEGRAM, telemessage, radiogram; informal wire; historical cablegram.
25B6; verb the secretariat cabled a reply : RADIO, send, transmit; informal wire.