Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
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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