jury rig
Improvise temporary repairs
To jury rig is to assemble a makeshift repair or temporary fix using whatever materials are at hand: We jury rigged a sail from a tarp and some rope.
The term comes from nautical usage—emergency repairs made at sea with available supplies.
As a noun, a jury rig is the improvised result.
Often confused with jerry-rig, which has the same meaning.
Adhesive strip for cuts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- placeholderTemporary position marker
short-term · emergency · expedient · substitute · workaround · contingency · backup · fallback
Temporary substitute measure
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- primitiveIn earliest form
ramshackle · slapdash · shoddy · flimsy · precarious · cobbled · tacked · inelegant
Assemble hastily from whatever's available
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- patch togetherAssemble from fragments
- throw togetherAssemble hastily without planning
- whip upCreate hastily
contrive · devise · fashion · concoct · scrounge · tinker · hack · jerry-build
Vessel's sail support
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
foremast · mizzen · bowsprit · mainstay · spinnaker · bosun · marlinspike · seafaring
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- creativeProducing original ideas
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
scrappy · problem-solving · quick-thinking · handy · practical · improvisational · innovative · self-reliant
band-aid
Adhesive strip for cuts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
placeholder · short-term · emergency · expedient · substitute · workaround · contingency · backup · fallback · bridging
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
primitive · ramshackle · slapdash · shoddy · flimsy · precarious · cobbled · tacked · inelegant · rough-and-ready
cobble together
Assemble hastily from whatever's available
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- patch togetherAssemble from fragments
- throw togetherAssemble hastily without planning
whip up · contrive · devise · fashion · concoct · scrounge · tinker · hack · jerry-build · wing it
mast
Vessel's sail support
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
yacht · foremast · mizzen · bowsprit · mainstay · spinnaker · bosun · marlinspike · seafaring · deckhand
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
adaptable · scrappy · problem-solving · quick-thinking · handy · practical · improvisational · innovative · self-reliant · survivalist
- Quick Fixesduct tape fix, band-aid, superglue, duct tape, safety pin
- rigsderrick, setup, gear, apparatus, drillship
- workaroundsworkaround, workarounds, fixes, hacks, quick fix
- repairsrepair, fixing, mending, patching, repairing
jury rigengineer
Technical design professional
craft · manufacture · overengineer · restore · refurbish
jury rigbuilt to last
Designed for longevity
durable construction · purpose-built · custom-built · overengineered