1 (a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship: The train is pulled by cables up the mountain.
az: kəndir, tros, buraz
ru: канат
2 (a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying a new electricity cable under the street.
az: kabel
ru: кабель
3 (a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc: A total of 18 steel cables support the suspension bridge.
az: tros, buraz
ru: трос
4 (also ˈcablegram) a telegram sent by cable: Richard had sent her a cable from Istanbul.
az: teleqram
ru: телеграмма
5 cable television: Do you have cable in your apartment?
az: kabel televiziyası
ru: кабельное телевидение
♦ verb
to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother’s death to our relations in Canada.
az: teleqrafla xəbər göndərmək
ru: телеграфировать
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary