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makeshift

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Makeshift means temporary and improvised, used because nothing better is available.

Detailed Definition
Makeshift describes something created quickly from whatever is at hand, usually as a temporary solution. In the poem it emphasizes the crew's improvised repairs under extreme pressure.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Power rationed, makeshift repair,” captures improvised survival during scarcity; “A makeshift roof of tin and tar” shows something temporary assembled from available materials; “They built a makeshift cradle from a drawer” joins necessity with tenderness; “Our makeshift future flickered on” turns the adjective into a metaphor for precarious social recovery
Additional Notes
The word in "Power rationed, makeshift repair," is less common in ordinary speech than many basic adjectives and may need clarification.; Found in the poem, Houston, we've had a problem by Richard
Also Known As
temporary improvised ad hoc provisional
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