jetty

Plural: jetties

Noun

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
• A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
• A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.
• A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

Verb

Verb Forms: jettied, jettying, jetties

• To project or extend like a pier or a wharf.
• To jut out; to project.

Adj

• Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Adjective

• Of the color jet black; very dark.

Examples

• He hoped his word would JETTY out from the current plays, creating new hook opportunities.
• His opponent’s JETTY mood mirrored the dark tiles he kept drawing from the bag.

Synonyms

breakwater, bulwark, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, pier

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