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jet·ty 1  (jt)
n. pl. jet·ties
1. 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.
2. A wharf.

[Middle English getti, jettie, from Old French jetee, from feminine past participle of jeter, to project, throw; see jet2.]

jet·ty 2  (jt)
adj.
1. Resembling jet, as in texture.
2. Of the color jet; black: jetty tresses.

jetti·ness n.

jetty1
n pl -ties
1. a structure built from a shore out into the water to direct currents or protect a harbour
2. a landing pier; dock
[from Old French jetee projecting part, literally: something thrown out, from jeter to throw; see jet1]

jetty2
adj
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) of or resembling jet, esp in colour or polish
jettiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jetty - a protective structure of stone or concretejetty - a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement

jetty
noun pier, dock, wharf, mole, quay, breakwater, groyne Schooners are moored off wooden jetties.
Translations
jetty [ˈdʒetɪ] N (= breakwater) → malecón m; (= pier) → muelle m, embarcadero m

jetty [ˈdʒɛti] n (for boats)embarcadère m, débarcadère m

jetty
n (= breakwater)Mole f, → Hafendamm m; (= landing pier)Landesteg m, → Pier m, → Landungsbrücke f

jetty [ˈdʒɛtɪ] n (landing pier) → imbarcadero; (breakwater) → molo

jetty
n jetty [ˈdʒeti]
a small pier for use as a landing-place. kaai, pier; aanlêplek رَصيف вълнолом molo anløbsbro die Landungsbrücke μώλος embarcadero sadamasild موج شکن؛ اسکله laituri embarcadère, débarcadère מֶזָח छज्जा molo, pristanište móló dermaga bryggja pontile 桟橋 잔교(棧橋), 부두 prieplauka mols; kuģu piestātne pangkalan; jeti steiger brygge, kai, molo pomost cais debarcader пристань mólo pristajališče nasip []brygga, kaj ท่าเทียบเรือ iskele 突堤防波堤,碼頭 пристань بندرگاہ کے پچاؤ کے لیے بنایا گیا پشتہ cầu tàu

jetty حاجز الماء přistávací molo mole Hafendamm προβλήτα malecón laituri jetée lukobran molo 突堤 부두 pier kai molo quebra-mar мол brygga ท่าเรือ rıhtım cầu tàu 防波堤


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