Definitions

1. verb

to improvise or rig something, especially a machine or a system, in an inadequate or makeshift manner.

“The ship’s crew juryrigged the broken propeller to make it to the nearest port.”

2. noun

something that has been jury-rigged, especially a makeshift or inadequate solution to a problem.

“The jury-rigged solution to the power outage lasted for only a few hours before it failed.”