cablelaid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kābəl lād′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ca•ble•laid  (kābəl lād′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Textilesnoting a rope formed of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction;
    hawser-laid.
  2. Textilesnoting a rope formed of three backhanded ropes twisted together in a right-handed direction.
  • cable + laid 1715–25

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