jetty

Noun
Synonyms: breakwatergroingroynemolebulwarkseawall

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing awaySynonyms: breakwatergroingroynemolebulwarkseawall
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jetty \Jet"ty\, a. Made of jet, or like jet in color. [1913 Webster]

The people . . . are of a jetty. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

Jetty \Jet"ty\, n.; pl. Jetties. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See Jet a shooting forth, and cf. Jutty.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. [1913 Webster]

2.A wharf or pier extending from the shore. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Jetty head (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. [1913 Webster]

Jetty \Jet"ty\, v. i. To jut out; to project. [Obs.] --Florio. [1913 Webster]
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