[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jury-rigged \ju"ry-rigged`\, a. naut.
   rigged for temporary service; done or made using whatever
   materials are available; makeshift; as, the survivors used
   jury-rigged fishing gear. see jury, a.

   syn: improvised, makeshift.
        1913 webster +pjc
see also:
jury 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

jury-rigged
     adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river
           on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged
           fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
           syn: improvised, makeshift
see also:
improvised makeshift 

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