Cable-buoy
a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
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a television program broadcast via cable television. (of television programs) broadcast via cable: a cablecast news program. to broadcast via cable television.
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a system for hoisting and hauling bulk materials, consisting of a cable or pair of cables suspended between two towers, on which travels a carriage from which a bucket is suspended: used in heavy construction work, in storage plants, etc. Historical Examples The Panama Canal Frederic Jennings Haskin Concrete Construction Halbert P. Gillette The Boy […]
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noting a rope formed of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction; hawser-laid. noting a rope formed of three backhanded ropes twisted together in a right-handed direction. Historical Examples A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines Andrew Ure The Seaman’s Friend Richard Henry Dana The Gunner’s Examiner Harold E. Cloke The Seaman’s Friend […]