Battery terminal


noun

a post or lug on a battery to which a jumper cable may be attached, usu. Labeled + or -; also, the clamp at the end of a jumper cable
Historical Examples

Now touch the other end of the wire to the other battery terminal.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Eric B. Wilson

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