jetty (noun)
1jetty — ► NOUN (pl. jetties) 1) a landing stage or small pier. 2) a construction built out into the water to protect a harbour, riverbank, etc. ORIGIN Old French jetee, from jeter to throw …
2jetty — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. jetee a jetty, a projecting part of a building, also a throw, noun use of fem. pp. of jeter to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Notion is of a structure thrown out past what surrounds it …
3jetty — noun we d walk out on the jetty at low tide to look for starfish Syn: pier, landing stage, landing, quay, wharf, dock; breakwater, mole, groin, dike, dockominium, levee …
4jetty — noun (plural jetties) 1》 a landing stage or small pier. 2》 a bridge or staircase used by passengers boarding an aircraft. 3》 a construction built out into the water to protect a harbour, stretch of coast, or riverbank. Origin ME: from OFr. jetee …
5jetty — noun (C) a wide wall or flat area built out into the water, used for getting on and off ships compare pier (1) …
6jetty — UK [ˈdʒetɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms jetty : singular jetty plural jetties a long narrow structure that goes from the land out into a lake, sea, or river to provide a place for boats to stop at …
7jetty — 1. noun /ˈdʒɛti/ a) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. b) A wharf or pier extending from the shore. 2. adjective /ˈdʒɛti/ Made of jet, or like jet in color. those large black eyes were so… …
8jetty — I. /ˈdʒɛti / (say jetee) noun (plural jetties) 1. a wharf or landing pier. 2. the piles or wooden structure protecting a pier. 3. Obsolete → mole3 (def. 1). {Middle English gette, from Old French jetee, noun use of feminine past participle of… …
9jetty — I. noun (plural jetties) Etymology: Middle English getee, jette, from Anglo French geté, getee, from past participle of geter, jeter to throw more at jet Date: 15th century 1. a. a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the… …
10jetty — jet|ty [ dʒeti ] noun count a long narrow structure that goes from the land out into a lake, ocean, or river to provide a place for boats to stop at …
