JUMPER CABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jumper cable mean? 

• JUMPER CABLE (noun)
  The noun JUMPER CABLE has 1 sense:

1. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

  Familiarity information: JUMPER CABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUMPER CABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

booster cable; jumper cable; jumper lead; lead

Context example:

it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads

Hypernyms ("jumper cable" is a kind of...):

jumper (a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)

conducting wire; wire (a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumper cable"):

clip lead (a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends)