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- [jet-ee]
- /ˈdʒɛt i/
- /ˈdʒet.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jet-ee]
- /ˈdʒɛt i/
Definitions of jetty word
- noun plural jetty 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. 1
- noun plural jetty a wharf or landing pier. 1
- noun plural jetty the piles or wooden structure protecting a pier. 1
- noun plural jetty Also, jutty. an overhang, as of an upper story beyond a lower. 1
- verb with object jetty to construct (part of a building) so that it projects beyond lower construction; jutty. 1
- adjective jetty made of jet. 1
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Origin of jetty
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English get(t)ey < Old French jetee, literally, something thrown out, a projection, noun use of jetee, feminine past participle of jeter to throw; see jet1
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Parts of speech for Jetty
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jetty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jetty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jetty
noun jetty
- breakwater — A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the waves.
- quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
- pier — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
adjective jetty
- pitch-dark — dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- starless — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stygian — of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.
- sloe — the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
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