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cable's length
or cable length
noun
- a nautical unit of length equivalent to 720 feet (219 meters) in the U.S. Navy and 608 feet (185 meters) in the British Navy.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cable's length1
First recorded in 1545鈥55
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Example Sentences
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No imitator so far has come within a cable鈥檚 length of triumph.
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To measure temperatures along the cable鈥檚 length, the team sends pulses of light down the fiber and observes how the fiber backscatters the light, returning it in the direction from which it came.
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The power generated depends on the cable's length and tension, but it theoretically could be enough to power a sonar array.
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"Us be overtakin' them," and he nodded in the direction of the two boats that were still leading by less than a cable's length.
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A cable's length on the port beam the Carse o' Gowrie was backing gently astern in order to close with her consort.
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