jury-rig

[ joor-ee-rig ]

/ ˈdʒʊər iˌrɪg /

noun

Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.

any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like.

verb (used with object), ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging.

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.

Also jer·ry-rig

[jer-ee-rig] /ˈdʒɛr iˌrɪg/ .

Origin of jury-rig

First recorded in 1840–50; jury² + rig

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jury-rig

jerry-built, jury-rigged

Words nearby jury-rig

jury, jury box, juryman, jury-packing, jury process, jury-rig, jury-rigged, jury room, jury wheel, jurywoman, jus

Example sentences from the Web for jury-rig

She'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

单词	jury-rig
释义	jury-rig [ joor-ee-rig ] / ˈdʒʊər iˌrɪg / noun Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc. any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like. verb (used with object), ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging. 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. Also jer·ry-rig [jer-ee-rig] /ˈdʒɛr iˌrɪg/ . Origin of jury-rig First recorded in 1840–50; jury² + rig WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jury-rig jerry-built, jury-rigged Words nearby jury-rig jury, jury box, juryman, jury-packing, jury process, jury-rig, jury-rigged, jury room, jury wheel, jurywoman, jus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jury-rig She'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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