jury-rigged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite done or made using whatever is available
    improvised; makeshift.
    • crossed the river on improvised bridges
    • the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
    • the rock served as a makeshift hammer

WordNet


Ju"ry-rigged` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.

Webster 1913