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harbor jetty
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Jetty — Jet ty, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet[ e]e a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jetty head — Jetty Jet ty, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet[ e]e a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jetty — jetty1 [jet′ē] n. pl. jetties [ME gete < OFr jetée, jetty, orig. pp. of jeter: see JET1] 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 vi … English World dictionary
harbor — [n1] place for storing boats in the water anchorage, arm, bay, bight, breakwater, chuck, cove, dock, embankment, firth, gulf, haven, inlet, jetty, landing, mooring, pier, port, road, roadstead, wharf; concepts 439,509,514 harbor [n2] place for… … New thesaurus
Jetty — For other uses, see Jetty (disambiguation). Malecón redirects here. For El Malecón in Havana, see Malecón, Havana. Coastal lagoons fronted by barrier spits typically have entrances that migrate through time. Here, the entrance has been fixed by… … Wikipedia
harbor — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, anchorage, anchorage ground, arm, armlet, armor, asylum, basin, bay, bayou, bear, bed, belt, berth, bestow, bight, billet, board, boca, bosom, bourn, breakwater, bulkhead, bunk, cabin, camp, chamber,… … Moby Thesaurus
jetty — I. noun (plural jetties) Etymology: Middle English getee, jette, from Anglo French geté, getee, from past participle of geter, jeter to throw more at jet Date: 15th century 1. a. a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jetty — jetty1 /jet ee/, n., pl. jetties, v., jettied, jettying. n. 1. a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc. 2. a wharf or landing pier. 3. the… … Universalium
jetty — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berth, black, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall,… … Moby Thesaurus
harbor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refuge; port, retreat; haven, shelter; mole. v. protect, shield, shelter; cherish, keep. See safety, arrival. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A place of refuge] Syn. refuge, retreat, sanctuary; see shelter . 2 … English dictionary for students
jetty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pier, wharf, breakwater, seawall. See support. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. breakwater, sea wall, pier, wharf; see dock 1 , harbor 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. breakwater, sea wall, barrier, groin … English dictionary for students
