encablure

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

encablure

from 'cable', a measure of distance equal to 120 fathoms, which was the maximum length for manufacturing a cable. It was also the length of a ship's towing cable. The term 'encablure', a nautical term, has replaced the metonymic use of 'cable'.

Definitions

marine
marine

Synonym

touée

Plural

encablures

Translations

  • germangerman:kabellänge
  • englishenglish:cable length
  • chinesechinese:
  • spanishspanish:cable
  • finnishfinnish:kaapelinmitta
  • greekgreek:ναυτικό στάδιο
  • japanesejapanese:ケーブル
  • dutchdutch:kabellengte
  • polishpolish:kabel
  • russianrussian:кабельтов
  • swedishswedish:kabellängd
  • turkishturkish:gomina
  • ukrainianukrainian:кабельтов