Description
A cable composed of steel wires twisted around a central core of fibre or steel wire to create a rope of great strength and considerable flexibility. Wire rope is used as drilling line (in rotary and cable-tool rigs), coring line,servicing line, winch line, etc. It is often called cable or wireline. However, wireline is a single slender metal rod, usually very flexible. Compare wireline.
Source :
Alpha Thames Ltd 2004