Definition of jetty Jetty

/ʤɛˈti/ - [jetee] - jet•ty

We found 15 definitions of jetty from 7 different sources.

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What does jetty mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
jetty - a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall
  barrier a structure or object that impedes free movement
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • jetty (Noun)
    A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
  • jetty (Noun)
    A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
  • jetty (Noun)
    A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  • jetty (Verb)
    To jut out; to project.
  • jetty (Adjective)
    Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jetty (a.)
    Made of jet, or like jet in color.
  • jetty (n.)
    A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  • jetty (n.)
    A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
  • jetty (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.
  • jetty (v. i.)
    To jut out; to project.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • jetty
    Of the blackest black.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jetty
    jet′i, n. a projection: a kind of pier. [O. Fr. jettée, thrown out. See Jet (2).]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • jetty
    A name given in the royal dockyards to that part of a wharf which projects beyond the rest, but more particularly the front of a wharf, the side of which forms one of the cheeks of a dry or wet dock. Such a projection, whether of wood or stone, from the outer end of a wharf, is called a jetty-head.

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  • jetty, verb, present, 1st person singular of jetty (infinitive).
  • jetty, verb (infinitive).
  • jetty, noun, singular of jetties.
  • jetty, adjective.

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