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jumper cable

noun

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  1. A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to…

    A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery).

    • He kept a jumper cable in an emergency box in the car, as he had once been caught with a dead battery.

  2. An electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles.

    • When in multiple the control between the locomotives is through jumper cables, and air and vacuum hoses.
    • 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.

  3. A jump wire.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA