makeshift

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Unless an airfield was available, a makeshift one would need to be set up to bring equipment in and take the nuclear material out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Renowned for its ability to operate from makeshift airstrips, it is widely used by militaries around the world and can carry everything from troops to vehicles.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

But he has been a cipher when it comes to the administration’s military “excursions,” as Trump calls them, and has reportedly even been exiled from the makeshift Mar-a-Lago situation room.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

There is no running water or electricity and they sleep in makeshift tents made of branches, orange tarpaulins and rocks.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Sitting around the kitchen table we had a sad, makeshift dinner of canned mushroom soup, soda crackers, and tea without sugar or milk.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt