cable
ca·ble
I
 /ˈkeıbəl/  noun  ,  pl   ca·bles
  1 a : a thick, strong rope made of wires that are twisted together
   [  count  ] The bridge is held up by cables.
   [  noncount  ] Their company supplied cable for the project.
  1 b [  count  ] : a wire that moves a part in a machine
   a brake cable
  2 : a group of wires, glass fibers, etc., covered in plastic or rubber and used to carry electricity or electrical signals
   [  count  ] battery cables
    computer cables
    a fiber-optic cable
   [  noncount  ] We need more cable to hook up the computers.
  3 [  count  ] : a message sent by telegraph : telegram
  4 [  noncount  ] : cable television
   Does our hotel room have cable?
   The game will be shown on cable.
   cable news
   the big cable networks/companies
   a cable box [=a box that sends television signals from a cable into the television]
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II
  verb  , cables, ca·bled, ca·bling
  : to send a message by telegraph : telegraph
   [  + obj  ] She cabled the news to the United States.
    She cabled her parents for money.
   [  no obj  ] The soldiers cabled back to headquarters.