Synonyms

booster cable

American

noun

Automotive.

either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.

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I jacked a booster cable from my own crawler into the power port of the dead one and opened the outer door.

From Nature • Jan. 1, 2019

Being in possession of a booster cable himself, Schnerch pulled over and tried to give them a jump.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2016

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