A sprung metal clip with long, serrated jaws, used attached to an electric cable for making a temporary connection to a battery or other component.
〈主英〉（电工用的装有弹簧的）鳄鱼嘴夹
North American term alligator clip
Example sentencesExamples
Two crocodile clips are attached to either side of the gap in the steel link and 1000 amps of electricity is applied.
People are snooping on our lives, and you can too with cheap laptops, a few crocodile clips and a battered old van.
If they are used for promotional reasons they will probably have attached some kind of accessories like crocodile clips, Dog clips, mobile phone holders.
You play through your nose and change pitch with a pair of crocodile clips.
There was a single lamp plugged into the generator, with a mesh over the bulb end and a crocodile clip on the other.
Definition of crocodile clip in US English:
crocodile clip
nounˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl klɪp
British
A sprung metal clip with long, serrated jaws, used attached to an electric cable for making a temporary connection to a battery or other component; an alligator clip.
〈主英〉（电工用的装有弹簧的）鳄鱼嘴夹
Example sentencesExamples
If they are used for promotional reasons they will probably have attached some kind of accessories like crocodile clips, Dog clips, mobile phone holders.
People are snooping on our lives, and you can too with cheap laptops, a few crocodile clips and a battered old van.
There was a single lamp plugged into the generator, with a mesh over the bulb end and a crocodile clip on the other.
Two crocodile clips are attached to either side of the gap in the steel link and 1000 amps of electricity is applied.
You play through your nose and change pitch with a pair of crocodile clips.