Jetty Definition

jĕtē
jettied, jetties, jetty, jettying
noun
jetties
A kind of wall built out into the water to restrain currents, protect a harbor or pier, etc.
Webster's New World
A landing pier.
Webster's New World
An overhanging part of a building.
Webster's New World
adjective
Resembling jet, as in texture.
American Heritage
Very black, like jet.
Webster's New World
verb
To project, or jut out.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jetty

Noun

Singular:
jetty
Plural:
jetties

Origin of Jetty

  • Middle English getti, jettie from Old French jetee from feminine past participle of jeter to project, throw jet2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French jetée ‘pier, jetty, causeway’. Compare jet, jutty.

    From Wiktionary

  • jet +‎ -y

    From Wiktionary

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