rig up

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The 49-year-old said he was forced to rig up a makeshift outdoor shower, using a sink and a tarpaulin for privacy.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023

Every day, aid groups hand out meals and the local authorities rig up water taps for the hundreds of migrants who gather at the site.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

Young women helped her rig up her bedsheet, which kept out the glaring lights.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021

Jerry Gully sat on a bar stool in the dim daylight inside Moose Lodge 2284 on Tuesday, wondering whether he could rig up a generator to pump water from a well.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019

Uncle D and JimmyTrotter managed to rig up a clothesline, tying cords from the bent-but-planted pole to the remaining sturdy branch of the pecan tree.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia