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Definition of Jetty
1. Noun. A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
Generic synonyms: Barrier
Derivative terms: Bulwark
Definition of Jetty
1. a. Made of jet, or like jet in color.
2. n. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
3. v. i. To jut out; to project.
Definition of Jetty
1. Noun. A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach. ¹
2. Noun. A wharf or dock extending from the shore. ¹
3. Noun. (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To jut out; to project. ¹
5. Adjective. (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jetty
1. having the color jet black [adj -TIER, -TIEST] / to jut [v -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] - See also: jut
Medical Definition of Jetty
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Origin: F.jetee a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See Jet a shooting forth, and cf. Jutty.
1. 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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jetty
Literary usage of Jetty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"The guide-piling for the east jetty was the working line for the location. ...
Beyond this point the jetty is exposed to the full violence of storms and ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"Before any further work was done, the Aransas Pass Harbor Company conveyed to
the United States the jetty or breakwater, which we have seen was constructed ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1889)
"The stability of this shingle mole depends entirely on the state of repair of
the Castle jetty ; and when it is considered that the beach is more than 20 ..."
4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"(F. —L.) Merely.я corruption of jet ; in the same way a jetty or pier was formerly
called л jutty ; see jetty (above). project, sb., a plan. ..."
5. A History of the Jetties at the Mouth of the Mississippi River by Elmer Lawrence Corthell (1880)
"The line of the eastern jetty was reconsidered. Mr. Eads stated that the piling
on the line of the east jetty had already been driven to within 2400 feet of ..."
6. A History of the Jetties at the Mouth of the Mississippi River by Elmer Lawrence Corthell (1881)
""The line of the eastern jetty was reconsidered. .Mr. Eads stated that the piling
on the line of the east jetty had already been driven to within 2400 feet ..."
7. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Privy Council (1889)
"alongside the jetty, and without taking the ground there at low tide. ...
The Moorcock arrived at the jetty, and was moored alongside, and as the tide ebbed ..."
8. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The average depth at high tide through which 2 m. of this work was hiid on the
east jetty was about 10 ft. ; and as the sediment accumulated in the willow ..."
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