Cable's length Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a nautical unit of depth
    cable length; cable.

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  1. the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600 feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile).

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