noun
Meaning 1
One tenth of a nautical mile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
cable length
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noun
Meaning 2
a nautical unit of depth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cable, cable's length
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: linear unit, linear measure
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: kabellængde — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Finnish: kaapelinmitta — one tenth of a nautical mile
- French: encablure — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Hungarian: kötélhossz — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Norwegian Bokmål: kabellengde — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kabellengd — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kabellengde — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Russian: ка́бельтов (kábelʹtov) — one tenth of a nautical mile
- Swedish: kabellängd — one tenth of a nautical mile