jumper cables

plural noun

: a pair of electrical cables with alligator clips used to make a connection for jump-starting a vehicle

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Diaz suggests having jumper cables, a flashlight, wet wipes or baby wipes, and a first aid kit on hand. —

Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Aug. 2024 In addition to jumper cables, a first aid kit, a flashlight, and extra bottles of water, this emergency blanket comes with me on every drive. —

Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024 Luckily, Target’s $32 Justin Case Deluxe Safety Kit has it all, including gauge jumper cables for a dead battery, a tow strap, gloves, a poncho, a first aid kit, and even a head lamp. —

Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024 Broncos Country has Sean Payton, jumper cables at the ready, to turn this Orange & Blue postseason engine over. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jumper cables

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of jumper cables was circa 1926

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“Jumper cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumper%20cables. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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