jetty

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jet·ty /ˈdʒeti/ noun (plural jetties) [countable]  TTWa wide wall or flat area built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats 栈桥；突堤；登岸码头 → pier

Examples from the Corpus

jetty• A lift leads from the terrace to a private jetty with towels, deck-chairs, sun umbrellas and a beach bar.• Members heard that leisure facilities such as fishing and boating will be improved by permanent fishing platforms and a proper jetty.• And the ships and the jetty leave their spotlights on all night.• An hour later, taxiing across the glimmering surface of the lake, the floatplane approached the jetty.• They were past the protection of the jetties now, crossing the open water.• The rocks of the jetties had an odor that was both pleasant and unpleasant, Salty and fishy.• On the other side the oarsmen leapt out into the mud and hauled us up to the jetty.Origin jetty (1400-1500) Old French jettee, from jetter; → JET2

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jetty
jet‧ty /ˈdʒeti/ noun (plural jetties) [countable]a wide wall or flat area built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats ⇨ pier
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ port noun [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded: a busy port | We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port. | The ferry was about to leave port.
   ▪ harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailing: They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour | Tourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly. | the harbour wall
   ▪ dock [uncountable and countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired: A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. | The ship was in dock for repairs.
   ▪ pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it: The yacht was moored at a pier.
   ▪ jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats: a wooden jetty | The house has a private jetty.
   ▪ mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea: Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.
   ▪ marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasure: They are building a new 220-berth marina. | The apartments have a private marina.

jettyBrE /ˈdʒeti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒeti/ 🔊 noun (

plural

jetties) (NAmE also dock)

a wall or platform built out into the sea, a river, etc., where boats can be tied and where people can get on and off boats 突堤；栈桥；登岸码头