coaxial cable
noun
: a transmission line that consists of a tube of electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place by insulators and that is used to transmit telegraph, telephone, television, and Internet signals
called also coax cable
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The actual road that led Redick to the Lakers has been lined with coaxial cables, modems and Wi-Fi signals, and is painfully and, at times, beautifully structureless.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Often considered the gold standard in modern communications infrastructure, fiber allows for a more efficient, reliable connection than alternatives such as coaxial cables, and reduces the risk of data throttling.
—Troy Walcott, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
In 2007, Vietnamese fishermen seeking to salvage copper from a defunct coaxial cable pulled up active lines instead, disrupting Vietnam’s communications with Hong Kong and Thailand for nearly three months and requiring repairs that cost millions.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Police previously said that Clarisa Figueroa used a coaxial cable to strangle Ochoa-Lopez and then cut the baby from her womb.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Often considered the gold standard in modern communications infrastructure, fiber allows for a more efficient, reliable connection than alternatives such as coaxial cables, and reduces the risk of data throttling.
—Troy Walcott, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
In 2007, Vietnamese fishermen seeking to salvage copper from a defunct coaxial cable pulled up active lines instead, disrupting Vietnam’s communications with Hong Kong and Thailand for nearly three months and requiring repairs that cost millions.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Police previously said that Clarisa Figueroa used a coaxial cable to strangle Ochoa-Lopez and then cut the baby from her womb.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Coaxial cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaxial%20cable. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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