noun

jetty

JEH-tee

noun

A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

"They fished off the end of the jetty at sunset."

A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the storey beneath it.

"The Tudor house had a timbered jetty overhanging the street."

adj

Deep black, like the mineral jet.

"Her jetty hair gleamed under the streetlamp."

How to Use Jetty

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA pier-like structure jutting into water, or a building section that overhangs the storey below.

Easily confused with

jetsam

Common pairings

fishing jetty harbour jetty

Word Forms

more jetty comparative, jettier comparative, jettied past tense, jettied past tense, jetties plural, jetties singular, jetties singular, most jetty superlative, jettiest superlative

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Etymology

From an old French word for "thrown" or "projecting", describing a structure that juts out from a building or shoreline.

Rhymes for jetty

petty hetty betty Letty Getty pretty Shetty

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