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.

Exact synonyms: Breakwater, Bulwark, Groin, Groyne, Mole, Seawall
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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jetty

jettest
jettied
jettier
jetties
jettiest
jettiness
jettinesses
jetting
jettison
jettisonable
jettisoned
jettisoning
jettisons
jetton
jettons
jetty (current term)
jettying
jetwash
jetway
jetways
jeu
jeu d'esprit
jeu de paume
jeune
jeune fille
jeunesse dorée
jeux
jew
jew's-ear
jew's-harp

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