cable
n. C / Un. a thick, strong rope made of wires or fibers. You use it to carry electricity, send signals to your TV, or hold up heavy things like bridges.
n. a thick, heavy rope or a bundle of insulated wires used for the transmission of electricity or electronic signals. Often used to refer to the physical medium of telecommunications or structural support in engineering.
The computer connects to the internet through a thick black cable.
Workers spent the afternoon laying a new fiber-optic cable beneath the street to improve local internet speeds.
The suspension bridge relies on massive steel cables to distribute the weight of the roadway across the two primary towers.
Countable when referring to a specific wire or rope; uncountable when referring to the general medium of television or communication.