jury rig

A form of jury-rig — To build an improvised rigging or assembly from whichever materials are available.

Meanings

verbjury rig (third-person singular simple present jury rigs, present participle jury rigging, simple past and past participle jury rigged)

present singular third person jury rigs · participle present jury rigging · participle past jury rigged · past jury rigged

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jury-rig.
nounjury rig (plural jury rigs)

plural jury rigs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jury-rig.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jury rig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jury%20rig.

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