- Transatlantic cable
Transatlantic cable may refer to:
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Transatlantic telegraph cable
*Transatlantic telephone cable
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Transatlantic telegraph cable — The first transatlantic telegraph cable crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Foilhommerum, Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Heart s Content, in eastern Newfoundland. The transatlantic cable bridged North America and Europe, and expedited… … Wikipedia
Transatlantic crossing — For other uses of the term Transatlantic, see Transatlantic (disambiguation). Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe. Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic… … Wikipedia
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Transatlantic telephone cable — A transatlantic telephone cable is a submarine communications cable that carries telephone traffic under the Atlantic Ocean.When the first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid in 1858 by businessman Cyrus West Field, it operated for only a… … Wikipedia
cable — I n. wire 1) to lay, string cable 2) a submarine cable; the transatlantic cable 3) an electric, power; telegraph; telephone cable cablegram 4) to send a cable 5) a cable from; to II v. 1) (A) we cabled the message to them; or: we cabled them the… … Combinatory 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
transatlantic — adjective Date: 1779 1. a. crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean < a transatlantic cable > b. relating to or involving crossing the Atlantic Ocean < transatlantic airfares > 2. a. situated or originating from beyond the Atlantic Ocean b … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cable — Slang used among forex traders referring to the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the British pound sterling. Because it is the norm in forex for most major currencies to be quoted against the U.S. dollar on a regular basis, cable is a… … Investment dictionary
