jumper cables
plural noun
: a pair of electrical cables with alligator clips used to make a connection for jump-starting a vehicle
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Always have jumper cables, a tire repair kit, and a recovery strap on hand. 
Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Ensure the vehicles are close enough for the jumper cables to connect. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Prosecutors said it was determined the girl was beaten with various objects, including jumper cables, and strangled in the weeks before her death on April 6. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2022 There are jumper cables, a tow rope, and safety gloves, along with a basic first-aid kit, mechanical flashlight, reflector triangles, and a ping hammer-belt cutter combo tool. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2022 On this day in March, Watkins plugs his amplifier into a 2,000-watt power inverter with what looks like jumper cables attached to a battery in the grass. Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022 People trying the craft often pick apart microwaves or car batteries to remove the power supply, which is then connected through jumper cables to nails attached to a piece of wood slathered with a conductive solution of baking soda and water. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 The National Weather Service is asking residents to pack a winter preparedness kit for their cars and homes that includes blankets, water, jumper cables, a phone charger and flashlight. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022 The National Weather Service is asking residents to pack a winter preparedness kit for their cars and homes that includes blankets, water, jumper cables, a phone charger and flashlight. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022 See More
Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Ensure the vehicles are close enough for the jumper cables to connect. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Prosecutors said it was determined the girl was beaten with various objects, including jumper cables, and strangled in the weeks before her death on April 6. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2022 There are jumper cables, a tow rope, and safety gloves, along with a basic first-aid kit, mechanical flashlight, reflector triangles, and a ping hammer-belt cutter combo tool. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2022 On this day in March, Watkins plugs his amplifier into a 2,000-watt power inverter with what looks like jumper cables attached to a battery in the grass. Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022 People trying the craft often pick apart microwaves or car batteries to remove the power supply, which is then connected through jumper cables to nails attached to a piece of wood slathered with a conductive solution of baking soda and water. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 The National Weather Service is asking residents to pack a winter preparedness kit for their cars and homes that includes blankets, water, jumper cables, a phone charger and flashlight. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022 The National Weather Service is asking residents to pack a winter preparedness kit for their cars and homes that includes blankets, water, jumper cables, a phone charger and flashlight. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1926, in the meaning defined above