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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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.
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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
Contents include jumper cables, a small shovel, tow hooks, and more.
—Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 4 Jan. 2023
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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
Contents include jumper cables, a small shovel, tow hooks, and more.
—Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 4 Jan. 2023
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“Jumper cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumper%20cables. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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