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Word: jetty (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • archaic Made of jet, or like jet in color.

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Noun:

  • architecture A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  • A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
  • ''(Hydraulic engineering):'' 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.

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Verb:

  • obsolete|intransitive To jut out; to project.

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