jetty

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛti/

Etymology

From French jetée (“pier, jetty, causeway”), from jeter. Compare jet, jutty.