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jury rig
Both the act of rigging a temporary mast and sails and the name of the resulting rig. A jury rig would be built at sea when the original rig was damaged, then it would be used to sail to a harbor or other safe place for permanent repairs.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Boat
- Category: General boating
- Organization: Wikipedia
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