Cable-laid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cable-laid is an adjective meaning (nautical, of rope) Consisting of three or four hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction).
Meaning
(nautical, of rope) Consisting of three or four hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction).
More Meanings
- Twisted after the manner of a cable.
Example Sentences
a cable-laid gold chain
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hawser-laid, water-laid, spunlaced, crossband, wove, thrown.
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