Definition of cable's length Cable's length
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What does cable's length mean?
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| cable's length - a nautical unit of depth | ||
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Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cable's length
A measure of about 100 fathoms, by which the distances of ships in a fleet are frequently estimated. This term is frequently misunderstood. In all marine charts a cable is deemed 607·56 feet, or one-tenth of a sea mile. In rope-making the cable varies from 100 to 115 fathoms; cablet, 120 fathoms; hawser-laid, 130 fathoms, as determined by the admiralty in 1830.
