The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jury rudder
Jury \Ju"ry\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
Jury rudder, a rudder constructed for temporary use.
Usage examples of "jury rudder".
Nothing we require in the engine-room - except to get that jury rudder fixed.
Mound could easily have taken the whole credit for devising this jury rudder to himself if he had wished.
For four days we fitted a jury rudder, then piloted with lines and tackles around the Cape.