'jury-rigged' definitions:
Definition of 'jury-rigged'
From: WordNet
adjective
Done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury- rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift]
Definition of 'jury-rigged'
From: GCIDE
- jury-rigged \ju"ry-rigged`\, a. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service; done or made using whatever materials are available; makeshift; as, the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear. See Jury, a.
- Syn: improvised, makeshift. [1913 Webster +PJC]