Collocations for cable - noun
ADJ.
electric, telephone | overhead, underground | fibre-optic
QUANT.
length
a length of electric cable
a length of electric cable
VERB + CABLE
lay, run
Roads have to be dug up to lay underground cables. | Engineers plan to run the telephone cables under the river.
Roads have to be dug up to lay underground cables. | Engineers plan to run the telephone cables under the river.
connect
Connect the cable to the correct terminal.
Connect the cable to the correct terminal.
CABLE + VERB
go, run
a cable running under the road
a cable running under the road
connect sth
new cables connecting major cities in Europe
new cables connecting major cities in Europe
carry sth
These fibre-optic cables can carry telephone calls and computer data.
These fibre-optic cables can carry telephone calls and computer data.