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Jetty Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jetty? [n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jetty: breakwater \| bulwark \| groin \| groyne \| mole \| seawall Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jetty: abutment \| anchorage \| anchorage ground \| arc-boutant \| arch dam \| backstop \| bamboo curtain \| bank \| bar \| barrage \| barrier \| basin \| beam \| bear-trap dam \| beaver dam \| berth \| black \| boom \| breakwater \| breastwork \| brick wall \| buffer \| bulkhead \| bulwark \| buttress \| buttress pier \| buttressing \| cofferdam \| dam \| defense \| dike \| ditch \| dock \| dockage \| dockyard \| dry dock \| earthwork \| ebon \| ebony \| embankment \| fence \| flying buttress \| gate \| gravity dam \| groin \| hanging buttress \| harbor \| harborage \| haven \| hydraulic-fill dam \| inky \| iron curtain \| jam \| jet \| jutty \| landing \| landing place \| landing stage \| leaping weir \| levee \| logjam \| marina \| milldam \| moat \| mole \| moorings \| mound \| parapet \| pier \| pier buttress \| pitch-black \| pitch-dark \| port \| portcullis \| protected anchorage \| quay \| rampart \| raven \| retaining wall \| road \| roadblock \| roads \| roadstead \| rock-fill dam \| sable \| seaport \| seawall \| shipyard \| shoulder \| shutter dam \| slip \| stone wall \| wall \| weir \| wharf \| wicket dam \| work See Also \| barrier Jetty In Webster's Dictionary \Jet"ty\, a. Made of jet, or like jet in color. The people . . . are of a jetty. -- Sir T. Browne. \Jet"ty\, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.] 1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. 2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore. 3. (Hydraul. Engin.) A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River. {Jetty ad} (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock. \Jet"ty\, v. i. To jut out; to project. [Obs.] --Florio.

Jetty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jetty?

[n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

See Also | barrier

Jetty In Webster's Dictionary

\Jet"ty\, a.
Made of jet, or like jet in color.

      The people . . . are of a jetty.         -- Sir T.
                                               Browne.


\Jet"ty\, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty,
a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.]
1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond
   the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.

3. (Hydraul. Engin.) A structure of wood or stone extended
   into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to
   protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties
   at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

{Jetty ad} (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a wharf;
   the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of
   a dock.


\Jet"ty\, v. i.
To jut out; to project. [Obs.] --Florio.

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