to be used as a stopgap

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• stopgap — [stäp′gap΄] n. a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift adj. used as a stopgap SYN. RESOURCE …   English World dictionary

• stopgap — 1. adjective Temporary; short term. They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent. 2. noun A temporary measure or short term fix used until something better can be obtained …   Wiktionary

• stopgap — noun Stopgap is used before these nouns: ↑measure …   Collocations dictionary

• stopgap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. expedient, makeshift; substitute. See substitution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. expedient, substitute, makeshift, juryrigged; see practical , temporary . n. Syn. makeshift, expedient, resource; see… …   English dictionary for students

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• resource — noun Etymology: French ressource, from Old French ressourse relief, resource, from resourdre to relieve, literally, to rise again, from Latin resurgere more at resurrection Date: circa 1611 1. a. a source of supply or support ; an available means …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• resort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. gather, flock, frequent; turn to; have recourse to. n. haunt, meeting place; refuge, resource. See use, abode, amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relief in the face of difficulty] Syn. expedient,… …   English dictionary for students

• Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium