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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. done or made using whatever is available;
- Example: "crossed the river on improvised bridges"
- Example: "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"
- Example: "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
[syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

jury-rigged \ju"ry-rigged`\, a. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service; done or made using whatever materials are available; makeshift; as, the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear. See Jury, a. Syn: improvised, makeshift. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jury-rigged adj 1: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury- rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift]