"Cable Street" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Audio: en-us-Cable Street.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Cable Street started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables (i.e., ropes). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Cable Street}} Cable Street
  1. A road in the East End of London. Categories (topical): Named roads Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Cable_Street-en-name-6EhvuTCU Disambiguation of Named roads: 53 47 Disambiguation of London: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (history, metonymically) The Battle of Cable Street. Tags: metonymically Categories (topical): History, Named roads
    Sense id: en-Cable_Street-en-name-wH~-3L-8 Disambiguation of Named roads: 53 47 Categories (other): English metonyms Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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