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Meanings of makeshift in English
Synonyms
Examples for "improvised"
Examples for "improvised"
1
Generally speaking, American forces use two technologies to protect against improvised bombs.
2
Corporate plans prompt improvised behaviour from employees, including gaming the new rules.
3
They admitted to using improvised explosive devices against U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
4
Some brandished other improvised weapons; still others held rocks in their hands.
5
Said Torre, He only improvised in the way that he did it.
1
Rhodes appeared to agree, saying the city substituted one debt for another.
2
The three-judge court substituted a sentence of 10 years on both men.
3
Several other substituted forms of cyclodextrins did not mediate significant antiviral effects.
4
The most often seen difference is that Raven is substituted for Elk.
5
I need to know how he substituted that body during the act.
1
We're used to thinking of Iraq as the epicenter for jury-rigged bombs.
2
Four others stepped on a jury-rigged explosive, and suffered only moderate concussions.
3
The samples all warmed up before replacement thermal protection could be jury-rigged.
4
Either way, Team Mayhem is now looking at a jury-rigged bomb.
5
So was training troops in how to spot the jury-rigged weapons.
Usage of makeshift in English
1
Migrants attend a French lesson near their makeshift camp in Paris, France.
2
She felt safe here, part of the makeshift family of Tres' foundlings.
3
UNICEF has set up latrines, provided drinking water, and opened makeshift schools.
4
The makeshift camp was home to about 700 migrants, the source added.
5
In some instances, mothers gave birth in field hospitals or makeshift facilities.
6
People are crammed into mosques, schools, public gymnasiums and in makeshift houses.
7
However, he still kept a microscope and makeshift lab in his basement.
8
Families use it to prop up tarpaulin tents or build makeshift shelters.
9
Graves were marked in makeshift ways that too often were not permanent.
10
The three spacemen saw the makeshift sleeping bag at the same time.
11
Four men carried the body of the boy on a makeshift stretcher.
12
Unmanned drones buzzed near their makeshift jungle camps at night, she said.
13
They scrawl makeshift ads on strips of cardboard: 2003 model, one owner.
14
At a makeshift market, an elderly man sat among some caged chickens.
15
His makeshift team demonstrated the vigour and spirit that cup occasions demand.
16
Hecht was surprised at how emotional he was about his makeshift family.
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Makeshift across language varieties
Australia
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New Zealand
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United States of America
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