01 a. Made of jet, or like jet in color.
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Made of jet, or like jet in color.“The people . . . are of a jetty.” — Sir T. Browne.
Entry
5 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Jetty
02 n. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
pl.
Jetties ((#))
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A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.(Arch.)
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A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
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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.(Hydraul. Engin.)
Phrases & compounds
Jetty head —
a projecting part at the end of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock.
03 v. i. To jut out; to project.
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To jut out; to project.[Obs.]