Usage of "jury-rigged"

Done or made using whatever is available.

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Usage of jury-rigged in English

We're used to thinking of Iraq as the epicenter for jury-rigged bombs. 
 Wired 

Four others stepped on a jury-rigged explosive, and suffered only moderate concussions. 
 Wired 

The samples all warmed up before replacement thermal protection could be jury-rigged. 
 Seveneves 

Either way, Team Mayhem is now looking at a jury-rigged bomb. 
 Wired 

So was training troops in how to spot the jury-rigged weapons. 
 Wired 

Through Rudkoski, Orban had jury-rigged a ship-wide economy based on alcohol. 
 The Forever War 

Its purpose was to serve as a jury-rigged bridge connecting Luk to Orlan. 
 Seveneves 

The launcher had been jury-rigged from a ship's jump-space generator; that was obvious. 
 Planet of the Damned 

Most improvised bombs used by insurgents are decidedly low-tech, jury-rigged affairs. 
 Wired 

Retreating, the Bozog had pulled the wire from the jury-rigged connection. 
 Quest for the well of souls 

Jai looked over from the jury-rigged electromagnetic pulse cannon to Mike. 
 Envoy 

Straps from a hard hat had been jury-rigged to fit the manservant's cranium. 
 Artemis Fowl 

They jury-rigged something to put that self-destruct device on a timer. 
 Imperfect Sword 

The lab was a bizarre mix of state-of-the-art computers and jury-rigged test benches. 
 The Slab 

I was in a jury-rigged bunk, bulked against the center blister. 
 The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth 

The astronauts have jury-rigged a back-up bag connected to the toilet. 
 The Guardian 

Jury-rigged through the time

Meanings of jury-rigged in English