кабельтов

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch kabeltouw.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ка́бельтов (kábelʹtovm inan (genitive ка́бельтова, nominative plural ка́бельтовы, genitive plural ка́бельтовов)

  1. (nautical) cable (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
  2. (nautical) unit of length, equal to 0.1 of a nautical mile (185.2 metres)

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кабельтов”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress