jump leads
(dʒʌmp liːdz)
plural noun
Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect thebattery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
[British]regional note: in AM, use jumper cablesjump leads in British English
(liːdz)
plural noun
two heavy cables fitted with crocodile clips used to start a motor vehicle with a discharged battery by connecting the battery to an external battery
US and Canadian name: jumper cablesImage ofjump leads
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In other languagesjump leads
British English: jump leads /dʒʌmp liːdz/ NOUN
Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- American English: jumper cables
- Arabic: وَصْلَةُ بَطَّارِيَّةُ السَّيَارَةُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cabos de ignição
- Chinese: 跨接电线
- Croatian: kleme
- Czech: startovací kabely
- Danish: startkabler
- Dutch: startkabels
- European Spanish: cables de arranque
- Finnish: käynnistyskaapeli
- French: câbles de démarrage
- German: Starthilfekabel
- Greek: καλώδια μπαταρίας
- Italian: cavi con morsetti
- Japanese: ブースターコード
- Korean: 점프선
- Norwegian: startkabler
- Polish: przewody rozruchowe
- European Portuguese: cabos de bateria
- Romanian: cabluri de pornire
- Russian: провода для запуска двигателя от постороннего источника
- Latin American Spanish: cables de arranque
- Swedish: startkablar
- Thai: สายต่อหม้อแบตเตอรี่
- Turkish: takviye kablosu
- Ukrainian: дріт для запуску двигуна від зовнішнього джерела
- Vietnamese: dây sạc điện