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Jury-rigged

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Adjective

1. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift

done or made using whatever is available

Example Sentences:
'crossed the river on improvised bridges'
'the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear'
'the rock served as a makeshift hammer'

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Jury-rigged

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adjective
mainly nautical
set up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear

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Jury-rigged

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adjective
rigged for temporary or emergency use

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Jury-rigged

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tr.v. ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging, ju·ry-rigs
To rig or assemble for temporary emergency use; improvise: The survivors of the wreck jury-rigged some fishing gear.

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