jetty
IPA: dʒˈɛti
noun
- A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
- A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.
- (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
verb
- (obsolete, intransitive) To jut out; to project.
adjective
- (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.
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Examples of "jetty" in Sentences
- It has container handling jetty.
- Fishing takes place on the jetty.
- It contains a light beacon and jetty.
- A jetty was built to transfer the ore.
- The coaling jetty in the river remains.
- It contains a homestead, jetty and airstrip.
- It was used there as a store hulk and jetty.
- The water depth at the tail of the jetty is .
- The Japanese completed the construction of the jetty.
- The Transperth jetty is located at the pier 4 of the Barrack Square.
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