Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A strong, watertight tank placed on a cable-ship and provided for holding a coiled section of cable that is ready for laying.
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Examples
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In the dusk of the evening he wandered out to his favourite spot, the cable-tank on top of the aft wheelhouse.
The Man Bram Stoker 1879
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