jury-rig
Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.
any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like.
to assemble quickly or from whatever is at hand, especially for temporary use: to jury-rig stage lights using automobile headlights.
Nautical. to replace (a rudder, mast, etc.) with a jury-rig: We jury-rigged a fore-topmast after the storm had snapped ours off.
Origin of jury-rig
1- Also jer·ry-rig [jer-ee-rig] /ˈdʒɛr iˌrɪg/ .
Words that may be confused with jury-rig
- jerry-built, jury-rigged
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How to use jury-rig in a sentence
And a little spell ago you was tellin' me you'd never be able to cruise again except under jury rig.
Fair Harbor | Joseph Crosby LincolnIf Mrs Vansittart would supply him with a crew, he believed he could fit the craft with a jury rig and take her into port.
The First Mate | Harry CollingwoodI got up my jury rig—the oar and the spray shield—and took the helm.
The Depot Master | Joseph C. LincolnShe's helpless; we're not, for we've got a jury-rig under the bows.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan Robertson
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