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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