Jetty

Word JETTY
Character 5
Hyphenation jet ty
Pronunciations /ˈdʒɛti/

Definitions and meanings of "Jetty"

What do we mean by jetty?

A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

A wharf or dock extending from the shore.

A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Jetty

The word "jetty" in example sentences

From Gateway Of India to Mandwa jetty is about an hour by boat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Coolidge reminded us that the physical jetty is only part of the work, which is actually a triad of the "sculpture" in the landscape, an essay by Smithson, and a film documenting the project. ❋ Rebecca Taylor (2010)

Her beautiful hands held a cup to the lips of the stranger; while her long hair, escaped from its bands, fell in jetty ringlets, and mingled with his silver locks. ❋ Unknown (1875)

[17 Venice.] of the gondoliers of former days, gliding about in jetty blackness. ❋ Unknown (1867)

The jetty was the way it had always been—flat and solid and surrounded on three sides by water. ❋ Ursula Hegi (1994)

Moored at the jetty was another smaller boat, a worn but still serviceable launch, its peeling grey paint lending it a military air. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1978)

At the end of the jetty is a fixed light, seen within a radius of ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

On the jetty was the African crowd, shouting and jostling, some half-naked, and some strangely clad, Arabs from across the sea, ❋ Unknown (1919)

Over the line of the jetty was the deep blue Adriatic, sweeping to the horizon, its nearer reaches dotted with brilliant sails, shining in every shade of red and yellow and ruddy brown. ❋ Anna Fuller (1884)

Now within a few hundred yards of the mission-house there was a jetty, and at the end of the jetty was Her Majesty's gunboat _Badger_, a small schooner-rigged wooden vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Muddle, one of the most irascible men that ever breathed, and who had sat on more Consuls than any one else in the service. ❋ Louis Becke (1884)

Beneath the end of the jetty was a series of crossbars and beams, resting upon the low range of piles, which indeed served as the main foundation for the whole structure. ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

After arriving at the yacht basin and noticing the strong winds, they decided not to make a trip to the jetty, which is where much of the drum activity has taken place. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"We are not objecting to the local authority's intention to give us a government jetty but let it be a proper jetty, which is done through consultation with all the operators," said ❋ Unknown (2010)

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