lash-ups
Hastily assembled contraptions
Lash-ups are makeshift arrangements or improvised assemblies, often temporary and hastily constructed: The whole system was a lash-up of spare parts and duct tape.
The term suggests something functional but inelegant, cobbled together from available materials rather than properly engineered.
In British usage, a lash-up can also mean a bungled job or failure.
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbled-togetherAssembled from random parts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- temporaryLimited in duration
kludge · bodge · workaround · expedient · thrown-together · ad-hoc · rigged · patched
Installed electrical conductors
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- connectionsRelationships between things
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
spliced · junction · breadboard · prototype · terminals · leads · soldered · adapters
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbled-togetherAssembled from random parts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
temporary · kludge · bodge · workaround · expedient · thrown-together · ad-hoc · rigged · patched · improvisation
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- connectionsRelationships between things
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
hookup · spliced · junction · breadboard · prototype · terminals · leads · soldered · adapters · transformers
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
masts · spars · cordage · splicing · moorings · lines · sails · boatswain · seamanship · halyards
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
shambles · blunder · mishap · debacle · bungle · foul-up · cock-up · snafu · mistake · error