cable ship en · NOUN
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a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
The land line was eight months later in its completion than was anticipated, but the fleet of cable ships, sent out by the British Australian Telegraph Company, arrived in Port Darwin at the date appointed by them: November 6th, 1871.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 134:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cable ships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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cable repair ship · cable layer
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fr navire câblier (Translations)