jumper cable
English
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Noun
[edit]jumper cable (plural jumper cables)
- (often pluralized) a pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery)
- Synonyms: booster cable, starter cable, (UK) jump lead
- He kept a jumper cable in an emergency box in the car, as he had once been caught with a dead battery.
- (rail transport, road transport) an electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles
- 1962 March, Brian Haresnape, “Design in 1961—a Retrospect”, in Modern Railways, page 195:
- Complete absence of multiple-unit jumper cables (this class is not fitted for working in multiple) lends a neatness to this area not usually possible on British diesels.
- (Philippines) jump wire (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Translations
[edit]cable for jump-starting
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