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safety cable

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safety cable [′sāf·tē ‚kā·bəl]
(mining engineering)
A mining machine cable designed to cut off power when the positive conductor insulation is damaged.


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After passing the mandatory preclimb breath test, then being zipped into a blue-and-grey climbing suit, linked to Chrissy by radio and attached to a reassuring safety cable, we set off on a vertiginous 31/2-hour tour of the world's largest steel-arch bridge.
Reverse the car so that the towball is next to the hitch, then adjust the jockey wheel to the highest possible position and attach the safety cable to a secure place on the towing bracket.
Two safety cables and the main hoist cable on the crane also were destroyed.
 
 
 
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