jettying

Variant of jetty

noun pl. jetties

  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

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

intransitive verb jettied, jettying

to project, or jut out
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