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makeshift

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ noun C1
  1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Plural makeshifts

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The athletes built a makeshift sled and pushed it down dry hills to train.
The Jamaican Bobsled Team, p. 1 · B2

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