(also cable moulding) Architecture a moulding resembling twisted rope.
2an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals:an underground cable [mass noun]:transatlantic phone calls went by cable
a cablegram:this was an occasion for using the telephone, not cables, teletexes, or letters
1send a message to (someone) by cablegram:he cabled her to cancel all arrangements
transmit (a message) by cablegram:the secretariat cabled a reply
[no object] send a cablegram:have you got the drugs I cabled for?
2provide (an area) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television:nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels
3 Architecture decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped mouldings.