Usage of "jury-rigged"

Done or made using whatever is available.

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Examples for "makeshift"

Examples for "makeshift"

Migrants attend a French lesson near their makeshift camp in Paris, France. 
 Reuters 

She felt safe here, part of the makeshift family of Tres' foundlings. 
 Mission road 

UNICEF has set up latrines, provided drinking water, and opened makeshift schools. 
 Reuters 

The makeshift camp was home to about 700 migrants, the source added. 
 Reuters 

In some instances, mothers gave birth in field hospitals or makeshift facilities. 
 BBC 

Generally speaking, American forces use two technologies to protect against improvised bombs. 
 Wired 

Corporate plans prompt improvised behaviour from employees, including gaming the new rules. 
 The Guardian 

They admitted to using improvised explosive devices against U.S. soldiers in Iraq. 
 Reuters 

Some brandished other improvised weapons; still others held rocks in their hands. 
 The Girl in the Golden Atom 

Said Torre, He only improvised in the way that he did it. 
 The Yankee Years 

Uso de jury-rigged em inglês

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 ao longo do tempo

Significados de jury-rigged em inglês