Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cable-laid

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: ca-ble-laid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of three or four hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction).

adj

Twisted after the manner of a cable.

Example Sentences

"a cable-laid gold chain"

Frequently Paired Words

hawser-laid plain-laid shroud-laid

Questions

What does cable-laid mean?: Consisting of three or four hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction).

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