Thesaurus: jetty

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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. n. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
4. n. 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.
5. v. i. To jut out; to project.
6. n. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
7. Made of jet, or like jet in color. The people . . . are of a jetty. Sir T. Browne. 1. (Arch.) 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. (Hydraul. Engin.) 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 (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock. To jut out; to project. [Obs.] Florio. JEU D'ESPRIT Jeu" d'es`prit". Etym: [F., play of mind.] A witticism.
8. Made of jet, or like jet in color.The people . . . are of a jetty. Sir T. Browne.
9. n:100 n a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away