Term Gallery logo

Meanings of jury-rigged in anglès

Done or made using whatever is available.

Related terms
Sinònims
Examples for "makeshift"
Examples for "makeshift"
1
Migrants attend a French lesson near their makeshift camp in Paris, France.
Reuters
2
She felt safe here, part of the makeshift family of Tres' foundlings.
Mission road
3
UNICEF has set up latrines, provided drinking water, and opened makeshift schools.
Reuters
4
The makeshift camp was home to about 700 migrants, the source added.
Reuters
5
In some instances, mothers gave birth in field hospitals or makeshift facilities.
BBC
1
Generally speaking, American forces use two technologies to protect against improvised bombs.
Wired
2
Corporate plans prompt improvised behaviour from employees, including gaming the new rules.
The Guardian
3
They admitted to using improvised explosive devices against U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Reuters
4
Some brandished other improvised weapons; still others held rocks in their hands.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
5
Said Torre, He only improvised in the way that he did it.
The Yankee Years
Usage of jury-rigged in anglès
1
We're used to thinking of Iraq as the epicenter for jury-rigged bombs.
Wired
2
Four others stepped on a jury-rigged explosive, and suffered only moderate concussions.
Wired
3
The samples all warmed up before replacement thermal protection could be jury-rigged.
Seveneves
4
Either way, Team Mayhem is now looking at a jury-rigged bomb.
Wired
5
So was training troops in how to spot the jury-rigged weapons.
Wired
6
Through Rudkoski, Orban had jury-rigged a ship-wide economy based on alcohol.
The Forever War
7
Its purpose was to serve as a jury-rigged bridge connecting Luk to Orlan.
Seveneves
8
The launcher had been jury-rigged from a ship's jump-space generator; that was obvious.
Planet of the Damned
9
Most improvised bombs used by insurgents are decidedly low-tech, jury-rigged affairs.
Wired
10
Retreating, the Bozog had pulled the wire from the jury-rigged connection.
Quest for the well of souls
11
Jai looked over from the jury-rigged electromagnetic pulse cannon to Mike.
Envoy
12
Straps from a hard hat had been jury-rigged to fit the manservant's cranium.
Artemis Fowl
13
They jury-rigged something to put that self-destruct device on a timer.
Imperfect Sword
14
The lab was a bizarre mix of state-of-the-art computers and jury-rigged test benches.
The Slab
15
I was in a jury-rigged bunk, bulked against the center blister.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
16
The astronauts have jury-rigged a back-up bag connected to the toilet.
The Guardian
Jury-rigged through the time