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Meaning of "jury-rigging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JURY-RIGGING

jury-rigging  [ˈdʒʊərɪˌrɪɡɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JURY-RIGGING

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preposition
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Jury-Rigging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JURY-RIGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jury-rigging

Jury rig

Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast.

Definition of jury-rigging in the English dictionary

The definition of jury-rigging in the dictionary is the act of setting sth up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JURY-RIGGING


bigging
ˈbɪɡɪŋ
earwigging
ˈɪəˌwɪɡɪŋ
frigging
ˈfrɪɡɪŋ
gold-digging
ˈɡəʊldˌdɪɡɪŋ
jigging
ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ
ligging
ˈlɪɡɪŋ
outrigging
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡɪŋ
plaguing
ˈpleɪɡɪŋ
price-rigging
ˈpraɪsˌrɪɡɪŋ
rejigging
ˌriːˈdʒɪɡɪŋ
rigging
ˈrɪɡɪŋ
unrigging
ʌnˈrɪɡɪŋ
wigging
ˈwɪɡɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JURY-RIGGING

juristic
juristic act
juristical
juristically
juror
jury
jury box
jury duty
jury foreman
jury process
jury service
jury shopping
jury system
jury-rigged
juryless
juryman
jurymast
jurymen
jurywoman
jurywomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE JURY-RIGGING

bagging
begging
bragging
changing
debugging
dogging
dragging
flagging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jogging
lagging
legging
logging
nagging
pegging
plugging
sagging
tagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of jury-rigging in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jury-rigging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JURY-RIGGING

Find out the translation of jury-rigging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jury-rigging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jury-rigging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

陪审团舞弊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jurado - aparejo
570 millions of speakers

English

jury-rigging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जूरी हेराफेरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيئة المحلفين تزوير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Жюри - такелаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gambiarra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুরি কারচুপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jury trucage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelanggaran juri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Manipulation der Geschworenen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陪審談合
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배심원 리깅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Juri-rigging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ban giám khảo , gian lận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜூரி எண்ணிக்கையில் தில்லு முல்லு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जूरी-हेराइजिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jüri-arma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giuria - brogli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jury - olinowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Журі - такелаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

juriu trucate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτροπή νοθείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jurie - rigging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jury - rigg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jury - rigging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jury-rigging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JURY-RIGGING»

The term «jury-rigging» is normally little used and occupies the 148.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JURY-RIGGING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jury-rigging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JURY-RIGGING»

Discover the use of jury-rigging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jury-rigging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jury Rigging in the Court of Public Opinion
An Analysis of Swift Justice: Murder and Vengeance in a California Town by Harry Farrell, and the Brooke L. Hart Kidnapping, Murder and Lynching Case in San Jose, California in 1933
John Murphy, 2007
2
Aquarium Fish Breeding
There is one issue, however, that does pertain mostly to fish breeders, the inherent danger in jury-rigging aquarium devices. While typical home aquar- ists simply buy commercially available equipment to outfit their display aquariums, home ...
Jay F. Hemdal, 2003
3
MotorBoating
Of course, no self-respecting sailor (except, perhaps, William Buckley) would ever use such a six-dollar, non-nautical, Latinate manner of speaking, but would simply set about jury-rigging a repair. A stricken mast should not, for instance, the  ...
4
Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
... this will effectually stalemate the accused's conviction. I do know of instances when that took place, and I suspect that jury rigging and jury tampering might, in some sections of the country, be more prevalent than we realize. John L. Cox Jr.,  ...
William Lynwood Montell, 2010
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Peter Isler's Little Blue Book of Sailing Secrets
of. Jury-Rigging. There comes a time in every sailor's life when something breaks on board. Unfortunately, instead of happening when your boat is safely parked at dock or in your little blue book of sailing secrets 11 The Fine Art of Jury-Rigging.
Peter Isler, 2011
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Mastering Perl
CHAPTER9. Modifying. and. Jury-Rigging. Modules. Although there are over 25,000 distributions in CPAN, sometimes it doesn't have exactly what I need. Sometimes a module has a bug or needs a new feature. I have several options for fixing ...
brian d foy, 2014
7
Motorboating - ND
It seems axiomatic that the more time you spend afloat, the more jury rigging experience you'll have. Use of an internal combustion engine and/or electricity will have a direct bearing on your need for these skills. As one who has had some ...
8
In the Trough
We strived to overcome and be rid of the pervasive jury-rigging mentality that was ingrained after months of doing without and poor morale. For example, a couple of our enginemen were barbarians among machinery, masters at jury-rigging ...
Thomas F. Jaras, 2013
9
Implementing and Sustaining Improvement in Health Care
Jury-rigging IV tubing 5. Jury-rigging tubing for enteral feeds. Jury-rigging is a common nursing practice whereby equipment or supplies are assembled for temporary emergency use. Sometimes, a particular rigging (for example, use of IV ...
Lisa Schilling, 2009
10
The Novel and the Sea
Detailing the specific gestures characterizing jury-rigging is part of how to teach this creative ability to contend with the unforeseen. Feats such as Cook's salvage of the Endeavour from the Great Barrier Reef made the accounts of his voyage ...
Margaret Cohen, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JURY-RIGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jury-rigging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Cuba is using capitalism to save socialism
... often replacing the old American engines with new ones purchased in Europe and Asia and jury-rigging whatever else needed to be fixed. «Quartz, Jul 15»
2
Plain Talk: Now, move on to single-payer health care
... clinics and hospitals all come from one source can once and for all stop this nation's stubborn insistence on jury-rigging health care plans to ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
3
National Post View: Greeks vote for a free lunch
The fundamental premise of all the credit guarantees, loans, grants and other fiscal jury-rigging is that somehow the unsustainable course of ... «National Post, Jul 15»
4
Car seats that ensure baby on board is snug and safe
... proper angle: Some seats have a built-in foot or different recline positions that will help achieve this without using towels or other jury-rigging. «Worcester Telegram, Jun 15»
5
Car Seats That Make Sure the Baby on Board Is Snug and Safe
... proper angle: Some seats have a built-in foot or different recline positions that will help achieve this without using towels or other jury-rigging. «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Everyone knows today is Father's Day. Did you know Thursday was …
The squirrels and I had to match wits, but after some jury-rigging, it finally is. "After reading Peggy T of Osceola, Wis.'s item in the 6/16 BB, I had ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
7
Tinkering students to sail 360 miles on boat built from scratch
“Because of the great distance, and the variable weather, we'll be living aboard our boat, sleeping in shifts, fixing, jury-rigging on the fly and ... «UPMatters.com, Jun 15»
8
Evolution shapes up new ecosystem in the lab
"The evolution of citrate consumption is an example of how evolutionary innovation frequently involves jury-rigging, reusing existing parts," ... «New Scientist, Jun 15»
9
Small Drones Are A Big Danger; Think Flying IEDs: CNAS
With a little jury-rigging, many widely available drones could carry five to 10 pounds of explosive. That's hardly the same as a vehicle-flipping ... «Breaking Defense, Jun 15»
10
Mission Aligned Investing: More Complex Than It Seems
By then, we also hope that such systems will have become mainstream, and we won't need to continue jury-rigging a special Heron-only ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Jury-Rigging [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/jury-rigging>. Apr 2024 ».
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