Definitions
jetty Tweet Definition of jetty Like Definition of jetty on Facebook
noun (jetties)
  1. (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
  3. (Hydraulic engineering): 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.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: pier
  • French: jetée
  • German: Anlegestelle
  • Italian: molo , pontile , imbarcadero
  • Spanish: embarcadero =
verb (jett, i, ed)
  1. (context, obsolete, intransitive) To jut out; to project.
adjective (jettier, jettiest)
  1. (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.
    • 1885: She raised her face veil ... showing two black eyes fringed with lashes, whose glances were soft and languishing and whose perfect beauty was ever blandishing " Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1

Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for jetty for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

     
  

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.