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jury rig
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jury rig [′ju̇r·ē ‚rig]
(mining engineering)
Any makeshift or temporary device, rig, or piece of equipment.
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Bomb-makers cannibalise mortar shells and old mines, which are easy to find in the war-ravaged countryside, or jerry-rig mobile phones to crude explosives such as fertiliser and diesel fuel, or batteries.
IEDs wreak havoc among foreign forces in Afghanistan by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Bomb-makers cannibalise mortar shells and old mines, which are easy to find in the war-ravaged countryside, or jerry-rig mobile phones to crude explosives such as fertiliser and diesel fuel, or batteries.
IEDs wreak havoc among forces in Afghanistan by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
Combining his ingenuity with that of his two flight companions and the team at NASA control on earth - led by Ed Harris - Lovell manages to jerry-rig a solution that might get the crew back home.
Out of this world by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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