jury-rig

English

WOTD – 19 October 2009    

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Alternative forms

• jury rig

Etymology

From jurymast + rig.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈjʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈjʊɹ.i ɹɪɡ/

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Verb

jury-rig (third-person singular simple present jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging, simple past and past participle jury-rigged)

1. (nautical, transitive) To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available.
2. (transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.

Synonyms

• jerry-rig
• nigger-rig

Derived terms

• jury-rigged

Translations

to make an improvised rigging

• Finnish: tehdä hätätakila

to create a makeshift solution

• Finnish: tehdä viritys, virittää (fi)

Noun

jury-rig (plural jury-rigs)

1. (nautical) An improvised rigging.

Translations

improvised rigging

• Finnish: hätätakila (fi), hätäriki (fi)

See also

• MacGyver
• hack