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Meanings of guy cable in English

A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

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Examples for "guy"
Examples for "guy"
1
Yes, the pension was almost certainly one of that guy's better decisions.
The Irish Times
2
We need to know whether our guy is targeting certain physical types.
Damaged
3
You just said this guy's power is comin' from everybody who's asleep!
Coyote dreams
4
He used to bring his Christmas tree home in it: Interesting guy.
Wired
5
NZ volcano disaster 'waiting to happen' - this guy is absolutely right.
Radio NZ
1
The young inventor went over every bolt, brace, stay, guy wire and upright.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record
2
Not a stay had started, not a guy wire was loose.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record
3
On the way down, she hit a guy wire, breaking several bones in a wing.
Reuters
4
Then Dick went in, followed by Jack Butt, who remained to tighten a guy wire that was not just to his satisfaction.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
5
The Wallenda's sole mishap was caused by a wet lot, a stake supporting a guy wire slipped out of the wet earth.
The new yorker
1
The breed struggled to his knees, supporting himself by a guy rope.
Two on the Trail: A Story of the Far Northwest
2
They found the latter holding to a guy rope, Andy's head was spinning.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
3
One of the Navahos leaped high to grasp the guy rope of the crane.
Bloom of Cactus
4
He retreated promptly, but in doing so tripped over a guy rope and went flat.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
5
Each guy rope had been cut in the middle, so that the cordage could not be used again.
The High School Boys' Training Hike