towing cable

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• towing hook — hook attached to a towing cable, hook used to pull objects …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cable — For other uses, see Cable (disambiguation). 6 inch (15 cm) outside diameter, oil cooled cables, traversing the Grand Coulee Dam throughout. An example of a heavy cable for power transmission …   Wikipedia

• towing rope — noun (nautical) a rope used in towing • Syn: ↑towline, ↑towrope, ↑towing line • Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing • …   Useful english dictionary

• cable — cablelike, adj. /kay beuhl/, n., v., cabled, cabling. n. 1. a heavy, strong rope. 2. a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges. 3. a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a… …   Universalium

• Cable — /kay beuhl/, n. George Washington, 1844 1925, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * (as used in expressions) Cable News Network cable modem cable structure cable television coaxial cable * * * ▪ electronics …   Universalium

• cable — noun 1》 a thick rope of wire or hemp, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.     ↘the chain of a ship s anchor.     ↘(also cable moulding) Architecture a moulding resembling twisted rope. 2》 an insulated wire or… …   English new terms dictionary

• towing warp — the heavy cable used to tow trawls, seines, etc. May be up to 2 km long on large trawlers …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• cable-laid rope — noun a very thick rope used for tasks such as towing; made by twisting together three ordinary hawser laid ropes …   Wiktionary

• USS Cable (ARS-19) — was a Diver class rescue and salvage ship built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of the war. Because of her bravery in dangerous combat areas, she returned home after the war’s end with three battle… …   Wikipedia

• San Francisco cable car system — Infobox nrhp2 | name =San Francisco Cable Cars nhl=yes caption = Powell Hyde line cable car passing by Lombard Street in Russian Hill location= 1390 Washington Street, San Francisco, California [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/66000233.nl.pdf NHL… …   Wikipedia

• ground cable — the length of wire or rope connecting the otter boards to the wings or towing bridle of a trawl net. Also called sweep line …   Dictionary of ichthyology