Sekirov Dictionary

jetty

/ˈd͡ʒɛti/

noun6

  1. A structure of stone or wood which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides; a breakwater.
  2. A dock or wharf extending into a river from a bank, or into a sea from a shore, for boats to land or moor at; a pier.
  3. In full air jetty: synonym of jet bridge (“an elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers”).
  4. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
  5. A natural piece of land projecting into a body of water; a peninsula, a promontory.
  6. (no longer used) Synonym of bulwark (“a defensive rampart or wall”).

verb5

  1. Sometimes followed by out: to construct (a part of a building) so that it jets or projects beyond the rest.
  2. Sometimes followed by out or over: of (a part of) a building: to jet or project beyond the rest of the building or other structures.
  3. To provide (a riverbank, seashore, etc.) with a jetty (“breakwater; dock or wharf”) (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.1 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2).
  4. To provide a riverbank, seashore, etc., with a jetty (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.1 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2).
  5. (no longer used, rare) To move with haste.

adjective3

  1. (no longer used) Like jet (“a hard, black form of coal”) in colour; jet-black, pitch-black.
  2. (no longer used, rare) Having a composition like that of jet.
  3. (no longer used, rare) Having the characteristic of jetting or jutting out; protruding.
    • Tvvise tvventie Iettie sailes vvith him, the svvelling streame did take. — 1611
forms

jettied · jettying · jetties · jettier · more jetty · jettiest · most jetty

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