jumper cable
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery).
noun
An electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles.
noun
A jump wire.
Example Sentences
- "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."