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
Synonyms:
adjective
Resembling jet, as in texture.
American Heritage
Very black, like jet.
Webster's New World
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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

Jetty Sentence Examples

  • The north jetty is 4 000 ft.

  • A jetty exceeding a quarter of a mile in length permits the approach of vessels at all tides.

  • On a jetty we spotted an odd heron like bird in the open.

  • The ferry has left and you are still dithering on the jetty.

  • They were inserted within the original timber frame, tucked beneath the projecting ' jetty ' of the first floor.

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Words Starting With

JJEJET

Words Ending With

YTYTTY

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With J and Ending With Y

Starts With J & Ends With YStarts With JE & Ends With YStarts With J & Ends With TY

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With J5 Letter Words Ending With Y