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stopgap

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stop⋅gap

  [stop-gap]
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–noun
1. something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
–adjective
2. makeshift: This is only a stopgap solution.
Origin:
1525–35; n., adj. use of v. phrase stop a gap

Synonyms:
2. improvised, temporary, substitute, impromptu.
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stop·gap   (stŏp'gāp')   
n.  An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. See Synonyms at makeshift.
adj.  Serving as a stopgap: a stopgap budget bill to keep the government running.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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