Meanings
- metonymicallyhistoryThe Battle of Cable Street.
Unlike Spain, Cable Street was a success and proved the turning point in the defeat of Fascism in Britain in that period.
1986, AEU, Amalgamated Engineering Union, page 302 more examples
Third, Cable Street was a clear victory for the working-class against fascism, although its success was ensured by the united working-class campaign for better housing, which began with Paragon Mansions.
1998, Jewish Culture and History, volume I, number 1, Frank Cass in conjunction with the Parkes Centre, University of Southampton, page 96Cable Street happened, and thousands of ordinary folk did actually stop a fascist march from taking place in an unprecedented manner: the East End was never the same again.
1999 June 28, Harold Rosen, Are you still circumcised?: East End memories, Five Leaves, →ISBN, page 114
Origin
Cable Street, in the East End of London, started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables (i.e., ropes).
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Cable Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cable%20Street
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