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jetty
(dʒeti)
Word forms: plural jetties
countable noun
A jetty is a wide stone wall or wooden platform where boats stop to let people get on or off, or to load or unload goods.
Synonyms: pier, dock, wharf, mole More Synonyms of jetty
jetty in British English 1
(ˈdʒɛtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1.
a structure built from a shore out into the water to direct currents or protect a harbour
2.
a landing pier; dock
Word origin
C15: from Old French jetee projecting part, literally: something thrown out, from jeter to throw; see jet1jetty in British English 2
(ˈdʒɛtɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: jettier or jettiest
of or resembling jet, esp in colour or polish
Derived forms
jettiness (ˈjettiness) noun
jetty in American English 1
(ˈdʒɛti)
nounWord forms: plural ˈjetties
1.
a kind of wall built out into the water to restrain currents, protect a harbor or pier, etc.
2.
a landing pier
3.
an overhanging part of a building
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjettied or ˈjettying
4.
to project, or jut out
Word origin
ME gete < OFr jetée, jetty, orig. pp. of jeter: see jet1jetty in American English 2
(ˈdʒɛti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈjettier or ˈjettiest
very black, like jet
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British English: jetty /ˈdʒɛtɪ/ NOUN
A jetty is a wide stone wall or wooden platform where boats stop to let people get on and off, or to load or unload goods.
- American English: jetty
- Arabic: رَصِيفُ الـمِينَاءُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quebra-mar
- Chinese: 防波堤
- Croatian: pristanište
- Czech: přistávací molo
- Danish: mole
- Dutch: pier steiger
- European Spanish: malecón
- Finnish: laituri aallonmurtaja
- French: jetée
- German: Hafendamm
- Greek: προβλήτα
- Italian: molo
- Japanese: 突堤
- Korean: 부두
- Norwegian: kai
- Polish: molo
- European Portuguese: quebra-mar
- Romanian: chei
- Russian: причал
- Latin American Spanish: embarcadero
- Swedish: brygga
- Thai: ท่าเรือ
- Turkish: rıhtım
- Ukrainian: пристань
- Vietnamese: cầu tàu
Chinese translation of 'jetty'
jetty
(ˈdʒɛtɪ)
n (c)
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码(碼)头(頭)
(mǎtóu) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a structure built from a shore out into the water to protect a harbour
Schooners are moored off wooden jetties.
Synonyms
pier
The lifeboats were moored at the pier.
dock
He brought his boat right into the dock at Southampton.
wharf
There were three teenagers fishing from the wharf.
mole
quay
Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay.
breakwater
Suddenly a breakwater loomed up in front.
groyne
Additional synonyms
in the sense of breakwater
Suddenly a breakwater loomed up in front.
Synonyms
sea wall,
spur,
mole,
jetty,
groyne
in the sense of dock
Definition
a wharf or pier
He brought his boat right into the dock at Southampton.
Synonyms
port,
haven,
harbour,
pier,
wharf,
quay,
waterfront,
anchoragein the sense of mole
Definition
a breakwater
Synonyms
breakwater,
dyke,
pier,
embankment,
jetty,
sea wall,
dike,
groyne
Nearby words ofjetty
- jet-black
- jet-setting
- jettison
- jetty
- jewel
- jewel in the crown
- jeweller
Synonyms of 'jetty'
jetty
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of quay
Definition
a wharf built parallel to the shoreline
Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay.
Synonyms
dock,
pier,
landing,
harbour,
berth,
wharf,
jetty,
pontoon,
slipway,
landing stage
in the sense of wharf
Definition
a platform along the side of a waterfront for docking, loading, and unloading ships
There were three teenagers fishing from the wharf.
Synonyms
dock,
pier,
berth,
quay,
jetty,
landing stage