One cable is equal to one-tenth of a nautical mile (sea mile) and measures 608 ft, or roughly 200 yd. It is the unit for measuring short distances. (The length of a ship's anchor cable was once 101 fathoms (606 ft); the length of a modern ship's anchor cable varies with the type and size of the ship and bears no relation to the cable measure.)
Xa intsoneleo yokubophelela inqanawa ilingana nemayile ezilishumi (imayile zaselwandle) kwaye ilinganiselwe ne680ft, okanye nje kwi200 yd. Ngumvo wokulinganiselela imigama omfutshane. (Ubude be ankile yentsontela yokubophelela inqanawa kuqala babukhe bayi101 yenyawo ezintandathu (606 ft), ubude beankile yentsontela yokubphelela inqanawa yezinqanawa zikhona iyashiyan ngokobungakananai benqanawa kwaye ayinakunyamezela unxulumano kumlinganiselo wentsontelo.