puddle jumper
A small passenger airplane, typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports.
The flight across country was not bad, but the ride in the puddle jumper between Boston and Connecticut was a little rough.
jumper
UK /ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/ US /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/
noun 9verb 1name 1
Collocations
10(noun.)
ADJ
baggy, loose, sloppy | tight | heavy, thick | light, thin | cashmere, cotton, woollen, woolly, etc. | knitted | crew-neck, polo-neck, turtleneck
Fair Isle
My grandmother knitted me a Fair Isle jumper with traditional Scottish patterns for Christmas.
VERB + JUMPER
pull on | knit, make
Definitions
noun
1
Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
2
A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
Significantly more cervical spine injuries were seen in fallers as opposed to jumpers.
With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers.
3
A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
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4
An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
For coupling between the cars of a three-car set 19 core jumpers are provided for control and auxiliary train cables, a positive bus line, and an auxiliary power jumper for heating circuits.
5
A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
verb
1
To connect with an electrical jumper.
noun
1
A woollen sweater or pullover.
The hideous holiday jumper became a big trend in the 1980s, influenced as we were by the TV-am gang, Gordon the Gopher and memories of Andy Williams singing to girls as they walked by on his Christmas specials. (Can't blame 'em, given he was wearing one of his knitted monstrosities.)
2
A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
3
A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
4
The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a sleeveless dress resembling an apron
- pinafore
- pinny
noun — a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of th
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
bandwagon jumper
One who jumps on the bandwagon.
We old-timers warmly welcome you Johnny-come-lately bandwagon jumpers.
Example Bank
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Significantly more cervical spine injuries were seen in fallers as opposed to jumpers.
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With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same
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The hideous holiday jumper became a big trend in the 1980s, influenced as we were by the TV-am gang, Gordon the Gopher and memories of Andy Williams singing to girls as they walked by on his Christmas
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Tom always keeps a set of jumper cables in the trunk of his car.
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His mother knitted him a woolly jumper every year for Christmas.
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