Meaning of jumper cable | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery).
2. An electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles.
3. A jump wire.
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Examples

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

“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.”

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