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Definition of jury-rig in English: jury-rigverb See jury-rigged Example sentencesExamples - She was taken there by the wheezing and heroic efforts of a very old outboard motor, jury-rigged over her stern, and by the cheerful encouragement of five children, one woman and a man, and she knew immediately that she'd found her place.
- In real life, of course, a brigantine's crew would have either fixed or jury-rigged a rudder at sea (far more difficult repairs were routinely made afloat) or simply steered the ship with her sails.
- The previous day we had left England, refueled in Scotland, jury-rigged the transient-line support equipment to start the plane, and then made an uneventful trip over the North Sea to Iceland.
- Each work has a bunch of wire coming out from the bottom, suggesting all has been jury-rigged by a resourceful do-it-yourselfer, but also serving as a decorative flourish.
- The engineers jury-rigged chill water, tying in fittings with a fire hose to restore air conditioning.
Definition of jury-rig in US English: jury-rigverbˈjo͝orēˌriɡ See jury-rigged Example sentencesExamples - In real life, of course, a brigantine's crew would have either fixed or jury-rigged a rudder at sea (far more difficult repairs were routinely made afloat) or simply steered the ship with her sails.
- The engineers jury-rigged chill water, tying in fittings with a fire hose to restore air conditioning.
- Each work has a bunch of wire coming out from the bottom, suggesting all has been jury-rigged by a resourceful do-it-yourselfer, but also serving as a decorative flourish.
- The previous day we had left England, refueled in Scotland, jury-rigged the transient-line support equipment to start the plane, and then made an uneventful trip over the North Sea to Iceland.
- She was taken there by the wheezing and heroic efforts of a very old outboard motor, jury-rigged over her stern, and by the cheerful encouragement of five children, one woman and a man, and she knew immediately that she'd found her place.
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