CEFR C2

cable's length

noun

Meaning

A nautical unit of measurement equal to one-tenth of a nautical mile, traditionally based on the length of a ship's anchor cable.

Examples

The lighthouse was visible only a cable's length away through the thick fog.
Navigating the narrow channel required keeping the vessel within a cable's length of the buoy.

Synonyms: distance, gap, interval, fathom

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cable's length (C2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.bəlz ˌleŋkθ/

Definition

A nautical unit of measurement equal to one-tenth of a nautical mile, traditionally based on the length of a ship's anchor cable.

Examples

The lighthouse was visible only a cable's length away through the thick fog.
Navigating the narrow channel required keeping the vessel within a cable's length of the buoy.
The two ships maintained a distance of exactly one cable's length while signaling each other.

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