Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cable street

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: ca-ble street
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Battle of Cable Street.

Example Sentences

"Unlike Spain, Cable Street was a success and proved the turning point in the defeat of Fascism in Britain in that period."
"Third, Cable Street was a clear victory for the working-class against fascism, although its success was ensured by the united working-class campaign for better housing, which began with Paragon Mansions."
"Cable Street happened, and thousands of ordinary folk did actually stop a fascist march from taking place in an unprecedented manner: the East End was never the same again."

Etymology

Cable Street, in the East End of London, started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables (i.e., ropes).

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat re-treat

Questions

What does cable street mean?: The Battle of Cable Street.
Where does cable street come from?: Cable Street, in the East End of London, started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables (i.e., ropes).

How to pronounce cable street

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cable street”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cable street”.
Repeat and practice — Say “cable street” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.