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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]