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Cable
1. A nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a
Nautical mile
(608 ft.) or 100 fathoms.
2. The
Rope
or chain made
Fast
to the
Anchor
.
3. Metal
Rope
sometimes used in the standing
Rigging
of a vessel.
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