jumper cable en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier: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).
He kept a jumper cable in an emergency box in the car, as he had once been caught with a dead battery.
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An electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles.
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.
1962 March, Brian Haresnape, “Design in 1961—a Retrospect”, in Modern Railways, page 195:When in multiple the control between the locomotives is through jumper cables, and air and vacuum hoses.
1958 April 14, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, pages 267, 277:
- (Philippines) A jump wire.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jumper cables | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
starter cable · jump lead · booster cable
Translations (13)
de Starthilfekabel (cable for jump-starting) · es tenazas de puenteo (cable for jump-starting) · es cable de arranque (cable for jump-starting) · fi apuvirtakaapeli (cable for jump-starting) · pl przewody rozruchowe (cable for jump-starting) · ru прику́риватель (cable for jump-starting) · ru про́вод прику́ривания (cable for jump-starting) · ru ста́ртер-ка́бель (cable for jump-starting) · es jumper (yámper, yómper) (cable for jump-starting) · sv startkabel (cable for jump-starting) · fr câble de démarrage (cable for jump-starting) · fi käynnistyskaapeli (cable for jump-starting) · fr câble à booster (cable for jump-starting)