jetty

jet·ty

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A boat by a jetty.

noun

The definition of a jetty is a small pier or breakwater that is built into the water to protect a harbor or shore.

A little breakwateron the edge of the ocean to protect the houses located on the bank right by the ocean is an example of a jetty.
A narrow little dock that boats dock on is an example of a jetty.

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jetty

noun

pl. -·ties

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

Origin of jetty

Middle English gete from Old French jetée, jetty, origin, originally past participle of jeter: see jet

intransitive verb

-·tied, -·ty·ing

to project, or jut out

adjective

-·tier, -·ti·est

very black, like jet

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jetty

noun

pl. jet·ties

A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor or shoreline from storms or erosion.
A wharf.

Origin of jetty

Middle English getti, jettie from Old French jetee from feminine past participle of jeter to project, throw ; see jet ².

adjective

Resembling jet, as in texture.
Of the color jet; black: jetty tresses.

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jet′ti·ness
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Noun

(plural jetties)

A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jetties, present participle jettying, simple past and past participle jettied)

(obsolete, intransitive) To jut out; to project.

Origin

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

Adjective

(comparative jettier, superlative jettiest)

(archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Origin

jet +‎ -y

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