jutted; jutting
: to extend out, up, or forward : project
mountains jutting into the sky
a jutting jaw
: to cause to project
: something that juts : projection
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Verb
mountains jutting into the sky
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
Noun
Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Construction started in December 2022 on the 280,000-square-foot headquarters building and athletic field complex, where the company already had some corporate offices on the 50-acre peninsula jutting into the Middle Branch south of Interstate 95.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Keweenaw juts northeast into Lake Superior like a rough and rocky finger, 50 miles long and 15 to 20 wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Perched on a narrow, sandy peninsula that juts into the Caspian Sea, the resort area offers more than a dozen waterfront hotels, an indoor waterpark, and even a small maritime museum with models of ships that once plied the Caspian.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Construction started in December 2022 on the 280,000-square-foot headquarters building and athletic field complex, where the company already had some corporate offices on the 50-acre peninsula jutting into the Middle Branch south of Interstate 95.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
The main salient, nine miles deep at its deepest, juts into the front line toward Dalnje, just south of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Keweenaw juts northeast into Lake Superior like a rough and rocky finger, 50 miles long and 15 to 20 wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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