Cables meaning : (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. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable. A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile. (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m. The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar. A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope. A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another. 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 To communicate by cable To ornament with cabling. To create cable stitches.