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jetty¹ Definition

jetty (jetē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. a kind of wall built out into the water to restrain currents, protect a harbor or pier, etc.
  2. a landing pier
  3. an overhanging part of a building

Etymology: ME gete < OFr jetée, jetty, orig. pp. of jeter: see jet

intransitive verb -·tied, -·ty·ing

to project, or jut out

jetty² Definition

jetty (jetē)

adjective -·tier, -·ti·est

very black, like jet

jetty Synonyms

jetty

n.

breakwater, sea wall, pier, wharf; see dock 1, harbor 2.

jetty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • construct: The ship lies below a jetty constructed in the eighteenth century.
  • build: Flood scheme jetty built at the end of Victoria Avenue to stop flooding in the future.
  • leave: The boys are being taught by instructors, how to rig the boats before leaving the jetty.
  • use: The name itself comes from the jetty used by the horses taking the catch from the boats.
  • have: There is a lake 2km away that has a floating wooden jetty with a an enclosed shallow area for younger children, says Wyn.
  • include: The survey included some 50 structures in total including old jetties, groins and oyster beds.

Preposition: at

  • end: FAB 1 has followed the Hood to a jetty at the end of a narrow coast road.

Adjective modifier

  • floating: There is a lake 2km away that has a floating wooden jetty with a an enclosed shallow area for younger children, says Wyn.
  • wooden: A long wooden jetty snakes out into the water from a perfect white beach fringed by mangrove trees.
  • concrete: The beach is accessed by a concrete track with a 30 foot concrete jetty built out onto the beach.
  • private: Lagoon Villas are one bedroom 2 story suites with private boat jetty 's built over the lagoon.
  • small: We drove some trucks into the water to form a small jetty.
  • existing: The existing jetty is one of the longest jetty structures in Europe.

Preposition: on

  • side: A jetty on the northern side of the channel used ironstone boulders taken from the Head.

Noun used with modifier

  • landing: There is a wooden landing jetty from which you can watch the brightly colored marine fish in the clear water below.
  • ferry: The public launching jetty, it is best not to use the ferry jetty.
  • timber: The remains of the stone & timber jetty are full of Crambeck Roman pottery.
  • stone: A deserted stone jetty swung out into a small bay with several offshore rocks over which a heavy swell pounded.
  • boat: There is a boat jetty out the back where it is possible to see a range of mangrove birds without getting muddy.
  • river: At South Shields HE damaged the river jetty and offices in the dock area.

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