jumper cable

English

A set of jumper cables

Noun

jumper cable (plural jumper cables)

(often pluralized) A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery.
Synonyms: booster cable, jump lead (UK)

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

Translations

cable

German: Starthilfekabel n
Russian: стартер-кабель m (starter-kabelʹ)

Spanish: cable de arranque m
Swedish: startkabel c

See also

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