stopgap
[ stop-gap ]
/ ˈstɒpˌgæp /
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noun
something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
adjective
makeshift: This is only a stopgap solution.
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Origin of stopgap
First recorded in 1525–35; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stop a gap
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stopgap
/ (ˈstɒpˌɡæp) /
noun
- a temporary substitute for something else
- (as modifier)a stopgap programme
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