jetty

(Anglès)

Noun

1. A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
2. A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.
3. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

Verb

To jut out; to project.

Adj

Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛti/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle English gete, getee, gettee, jette, jetty, jety, from Middle French jeté, geté (“pier, jetty, causeway”) (modern French jetée), from the past participle of jeter. Compare jet, jutty.

Conceptes

espigó

moll

talp

dic

escullera

moll d’embarcament

engonal

trencaonades

Sinònims

pier

wharf

quay

breakwater

dock

mole

groyne

seawall

bulwark

bridge

groin

landing

levee

platform

musk-colored

landing stage

landing-stage

sea wall

staithe

quay shipside

coal-black

fascine

jet-black

musky

protecting mole

quayside

seafront

spur

stone wall

track

waterfront

landing place

spur dike

wing dam

groin, groyne

guide levee

water terminal

black