Jetty Synonyms

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Synonyms for Jetty

pier
(Architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.
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jet
Black like jet
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breakwater
(Nautical) a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
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sea-wall
Alternative spelling of seawall.
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wharf
A structure of wood or stone, sometimes roofed over, built at the shore of a harbor, river, etc. for ships to lie alongside, as during loading or unloading; pier; dock
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berth
A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
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mole
A massive, usually stone wall constructed in the sea, used as a breakwater and built to enclose or protect an anchorage or a harbor.
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black
(Billiards, snooker, pool, with the) The black ball.
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ebony
Ebony is defined as a very dark black color, or a dark wood from a tropical persimmon tree, or any tree that yields this defined as dark wood.
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slip
A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
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spur
A tern.
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ebon
Made of ebony.
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inky
Spattered or stained with ink
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pitch-black
Very dark; without light.
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pitchy
Full of pitch; smeared with pitch
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sable
Of the fur of the sable:
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sooty
Soiled with soot
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groin
A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.
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groyne
A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater
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bulwark
A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.
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seawall
A coastal defence in the form of an embankment
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Words Related to Jetty

dock
The area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a vessel for loading, unloading, or repairs:
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slipway
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harbor
A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
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colors
Of the darkest achromatic visual value
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landing-stage
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pontoon
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barge
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boat
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boathouse
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mooring
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sandbank
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boardwalk
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shore
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quayside
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Jetty Sentence Examples

  • The north jetty is 4 000 ft.

  • A jetty exceeding a quarter of a mile in length permits the approach of vessels at all tides.

  • The ferry has left and you are still dithering on the jetty.

  • They were inserted within the original timber frame, tucked beneath the projecting ' jetty ' of the first floor.

  • On a jetty we spotted an odd heron like bird in the open.

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