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noun

Jetty n. (pl. jetties)

(Arch.) 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.

(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 head (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.

verb

Jetty v. i. To jut out; to project. (Obs.)

adjective

Jetty adj. Made of jet, or like jet in color. "The people... are of a jetty."

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Etymology of 'Jetty'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jetty" Quotes from Famous Books

... used for ornamental purposes; for it possesses the peculiar property of presenting a different appearance according to the manner in which it is cut. When cut in one direction it is of a beautiful jetty black; when cut across that direction it is glistering gray. The lavas of Vesuvius are generally of a brown colour, and are also used in the arts. In them are found the beautiful olive-green crystals of the mineral called olivine, ...

— Wonders of Creation • Anonymous

... "sinking in sight of port," could be used in its precise meaning, it evidently can in this case. And I must beg you to excuse me. But although a ship may sink by the side of the jetty, we must not conclude that she is lost. That Kinko's liberty is in danger, providing the intervention of myself and fellow passengers is of no avail, agreed. But he is alive, and that ...

— The Adventures of a Special Correspondent • Jules Verne

... morning was to take them across the harbour in a steam ferry to a small jetty opposite the Circular Quay, where they transhipped to a tiny tug which took them to Farm Cove, round Clark Island, and past the other sights of that most wonderful harbour; and all the time he told them ...

— The Adventurous Seven - Their Hazardous Undertaking • Bessie Marchant

... gazing into the immense darkness, in which, here and there, glimmered a light from a passing vessel, and listening to the swish of the water lapping the foot of the sea-wall. A fisherman preparing his bait hailed him "Good-night!" from the glooms of a small, primitive jetty. He returned the salute civilly, but, as he was not in the mood for human intercourse, he sang out and wished the man a good haul and then moved on. Up, up the incline he went, the rugged cliff-front towering above him, clothed with great grey patches. The ...

— Cleo The Magnificent - The Muse of the Real • Louis Zangwill

... is the little port of Gorleston with its old jetty-head, of which we give an illustration. It was once the rival of Yarmouth. The old magnificent church of the Augustine Friars stood in this village and had a lofty, square, embattled tower which was a landmark to sailors. But the church was unroofed and despoiled at the ...

— Vanishing England • P. H. Ditchfield

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