field repairs
On-site emergency maintenance
Field repairs are fixes made on location rather than in a workshop or factory, typically under improvised conditions with limited tools and materials.
The term comes from military usage—repairs done "in the field" of operations—but extends to any emergency fix away from proper facilities: We did field repairs on the truck and limped it to the nearest town.
The phrase often implies resourcefulness and making do.
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- patchMaterial covering damage
- improvisePerform without preparation
- on the flyDone without preparation
- duct tapeStrong cloth-backed adhesive strip
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field repairscomplete overhaul
major overhaul · scheduled maintenance · preventive maintenance
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