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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.

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

1. 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. 3. 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, a projecting part at the end of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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