plural jetties
1
a
: a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor
b
: a protecting frame of a pier
2
: a landing wharf
Synonyms
Examples of jetty in a Sentence
Noun
didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty
Recent Examples on the Web
Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
For many years, sand has been dumped on beaches and groins, and jetties and breakwaters have been constructed in efforts to protect the coastline, with mixed results.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
An aid group, World Central Kitchen, built a makeshift jetty in mid-March to deliver aid by sea to Gaza for the first time in nearly two decades.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 17 May 2024
World Central Kitchen is using a barge and jetty made of rubble.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Officials warned that the powerful waves and strong surges could sweep people onto rocks and jetties and into the ocean.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
The trailer for Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story sees Bill Mail and his wife, Susan, rescuing a starving wild otter that swims onto their jetty in remote Scotland.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
Over time the Army Corps of Engineers built jetties and other features that captured sediment and dramatically expanded the island’s size.
—Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Makeshift jetties and floating piers would operate subject to weather and would require maintenance.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020
The two were walking on the Del Mar jetty around 9:25 a.m. when a large wave broke over the jetty and sent both women tumbling down the rocks and into the water, said Oceanside lifeguard Sgt.
—Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 12 Sep. 2019
Boats can resume entering or exiting Huntington Harbour now that the Coast Guard has finished replacing a jetty navigation light in Anaheim Bay.
—Priscella Vega, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
And they, along with state and federal lawmakers, pushed for the dredging and jetty project.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2017
Noun
What started in 1917 and ended in 1936 at the end of the Balboa Peninsula was the construction of a very long jetty.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
For many years, sand has been dumped on beaches and groins, and jetties and breakwaters have been constructed in efforts to protect the coastline, with mixed results.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
An aid group, World Central Kitchen, built a makeshift jetty in mid-March to deliver aid by sea to Gaza for the first time in nearly two decades.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 17 May 2024
World Central Kitchen is using a barge and jetty made of rubble.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Officials warned that the powerful waves and strong surges could sweep people onto rocks and jetties and into the ocean.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
The trailer for Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story sees Bill Mail and his wife, Susan, rescuing a starving wild otter that swims onto their jetty in remote Scotland.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
Over time the Army Corps of Engineers built jetties and other features that captured sediment and dramatically expanded the island’s size.
—Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Makeshift jetties and floating piers would operate subject to weather and would require maintenance.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Verb
Oregon beaches are now open daily from the Columbia River north jetty to the Siuslaw River.
—oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020
The two were walking on the Del Mar jetty around 9:25 a.m. when a large wave broke over the jetty and sent both women tumbling down the rocks and into the water, said Oceanside lifeguard Sgt.
—Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
Adjective
Through mid-September, city officials had issued 29 such citations near the unofficial river jetty dog beach — putting them on pace to write about 40 by the end of the year.
—Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 12 Sep. 2019
Boats can resume entering or exiting Huntington Harbour now that the Coast Guard has finished replacing a jetty navigation light in Anaheim Bay.
—Priscella Vega, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
And they, along with state and federal lawmakers, pushed for the dredging and jetty project.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2017
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jetty. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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