as in dock
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty
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Recent Examples of jetty
With a series of large swell events forecast to continue through the week, harbor officials are urging owners to limit navigation, use caution when aboard their boats or dockside and stay away from the jetty area.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Those facilities and their long, rock jetties stopped the natural migration of sand to the south.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Sneaker waves can rapidly pull individuals into the ocean and unexpectedly sweep them farther up the shore, including over rocks and jetties.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Those facilities and their long, rock jetties stopped the natural migration of sand to the south.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Sneaker waves can rapidly pull individuals into the ocean and unexpectedly sweep them farther up the shore, including over rocks and jetties.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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An extensive park with pools makes this an excellent choice for families, and private tours of the Borromeo Islands depart from the hotel’s boat dock.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
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With his drone, Pan captured images of Space Launch complexes, military weapons bunkers, a payload processing facility and a submarine wharf, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The wharf has been closed off to the public since Monday’s high surf.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
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The pier was damaged from Hurricane Nicole in 2022.—
Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Under an agreement negotiated afterwards with the private owner of the cruise pier, one ship per day now can call on Key West.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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