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Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.
Sylvia Earle

Meaning of "jetty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JETTY

From Old French jetee projecting part, literally: something thrown out, from jeter to throw.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JETTY

jetty  [ˈdʒɛtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JETTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jetty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JETTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jetty

A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the coast for ports in tideless seas. The forms and construction of these jetties are as varied as their uses, for they are formed sometimes of high open timber-work, sometimes of low solid projections, and occasionally only differ from breakwaters in their object. The term derived from the French word jetée, "thrown", and signifies something thrown out. Jetties at the coast that have been raised and extended help prevent long shore drift and therefore slow down beach erosion.

Definition of jetty in the English dictionary

The definition of jetty in the dictionary is a structure built from a shore out into the water to direct currents or protect a harbour. Other definition of jetty is a landing pier; dock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JETTY


amaretti
æməˈrɛtɪ
Andretti
ænˈdrɛtɪ
betty
ˈbɛtɪ
cappelletti
ˌkæpəˈlɛtɪ
cavaletti
ˌkævəˈlɛtɪ
confetti
kənˈfɛtɪ
Donizetti
ˌdɒnɪˈzɛtɪ
Getty
ˈɡɛtɪ
machete
məˈʃɛtɪ
nettie
ˈnɛtɪ
netty
ˈnɛtɪ
orecchiette
ˌɒrəkɪˈɛtɪ
petit
ˈpɛtɪ
petty
ˈpɛtɪ
Rossetti
rɒˈzɛtɪ
SETI
ˈsɛtɪ
spaghetti
spəˈɡɛtɪ
sweaty
ˈswɛtɪ
Veneti
vɛˈnɛtɪ
yeti
ˈjɛtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JETTY

jet-ski
jet-to-let
jetbead
jete
jetfoil
Jethro
jetlike
jetliner
jeton
jetport
jetsam
jetsom
jettatura
jetted
jetties
jetting
jettison
jettisonable
jetton
jetway

WORDS THAT END LIKE JETTY

dancetty
fatty
fretty
hotty
kitty
patty
pommetty
potty
pretty
pretty-pretty
Scotty
shitty
sitting pretty
slutty
suetty
the nitty-gritty
titty
unpretty
witchetty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of jetty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JETTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jetty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jetty
breakwater · dock · groyne · mole · pier · quay · wharf

Translation of «jetty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JETTY

Find out the translation of jetty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jetty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jetty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

防波堤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malecón
570 millions of speakers

English

jetty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घाट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَصِيفُ الـمِينَاءُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

причал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebra-mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jetée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jeti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hafendamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突堤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படகுத்துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgakıran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

molo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристань
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προβλήτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jetty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brygga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jetty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JETTY»

The term «jetty» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.961 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JETTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jetty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jetty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jetty

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QUOTES WITH «JETTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jetty.
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Sylvia Earle
Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JETTY»

Discover the use of jetty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jetty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robert Smithson: Spiral jetty : true fictions, false realities
It reappeared, in a secular form, in the Earth Art movement.... The best-known work of earth art...was created by Robert Smithson [whose] great success was a work which virtually no one in the art world ever saw except in the art magazines.
George Thomas Baker, Lynne Cooke, Karen J. Kelly, 2005
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Leaving Jetty Road
This is the year that Sofia—the ultimate guy magnet—gets her nose pierced and falls seriously in love for the first time in her life. This is the year that will change each of them forever. From the Hardcover edition.
Rebecca Burton, 2008
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Jetty Man 1
The town folk mistake aggressiveness for strength -- and sensitivity as a sign of weakness. There is a palpable air of foreboding in these moving tales, which envelope the reader like oppressive Florida humidity.
G. W. Reynolds, III, 2007
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African-American Scientists
Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century.
Jetty St. John, 1996
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Jetty Rats
But, above all, Hunter wants his father back. Jetty Rats is a fast, funny, insightful and moving novel that will make you laugh out loud and perhaps want to go fishing!
Phillip Gwynne, 2004
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Coastal Fishing in the Carolinas: From Surf, Pier, and Jetty
Every aspect of your fishing trip is explored in this book, from selecting rod and tackle to determining the right times and right locales for the best catch of the day.
Robert J. Goldstein, 2000
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Oregon Inlet jetty project environmental and economic ...
The Corps districts had to close the weirs for two of the jetty projects because they did not work as planned. Specifically, in 1985, at the East Pass, Florida, jetty project, the Mobile District decided to fill in the weir that was built in 1969 because ...
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Jetty Road
Cath Kenneally. 'Haven't noticed you getting out the petit point lately, Boss.' ' Mountain of it under me bed,' Paula sniffed. 'Now, George, where do you think we 'd stand with the legalities if we let the oldies sell their aubergines to the public?
Cath Kenneally, 2011
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Hispanic Scientists: Ellen Ochoa, Carlos A. RamÍrez, Eloy ...
Brief biographies of five Hispanic American scientists of this century.
Jetty St. John, 1996
10
Sky, sea, the jetty, and me
A young boy describes how a storm sweeps over the ocean jetty where he likes to spend time.
Leonard Everett Fisher, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JETTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jetty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Port finishing cleanup at Jetty Park - Florida Today
Workers are expected by Sunday to finish cleaning up rancid seaweed and other rotting vegetation that washed ashore at Jetty Park this week. «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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Datchet Parish Council 'not saying never' to jetty restoration …
Redevelopment of jetties in Datchet is being reconsidered by the parish council after a planning application for their refurbishment was ... «Windsor Express, Jul 15»
3
10 Chinese boats, 69 fishermen brought at private jetty in Gujarat …
After permission from Indian Coast Guard(ICG), 10 boats stuck in Arabian sea off Gujarat coast reached Jafrabad jetty of Ultratech cement ... «DeshGujarat, Jul 15»
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Indian Oil opens oil jetty for Paradip refinery | Business Standard News
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is setting up an oil jetty, with an investment of Rs 811 crores, along with associated facilities at Paradip Port Trust ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Seaweed gunk washes up at Jetty Park
Beach goers at Jetty Park were greeted to a smelly pile of organic matter that lined the beach accumulating just south of the Jetties at Jetty park. «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
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New CoP jetty to be opened next month | Goa NYOOOZ
PANAJI: While captain of Ports (CoP) jetty is being readied and likely to be commissioned next month, its next project, an office building to be ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Dive team finds nothing unusual about jetty after mysterious Rhode …
Dive team finds nothing unusual about jetty after mysterious Rhode. Contributed by Clay Griffith on July 16, 2015 at 11:05 pm. The governor said investigators ... «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
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Police: Dive team finds nothing unusual about jetty after mysterious …
Todd Catlow says the police dive team inspected the jetty on Narragansett's Salty Brine beach Wednesday. He says police are awaiting results ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
9
Augusta jetty plan concerns
AFTER 17 years the $1.2 million Ellis Street Jetty development plan has been adopted by Augusta Margaret River Shire but not all residents ... «August Margaret River Mail, Jul 15»
10
Divers investigate Salty Brine Beach jetty
State Police tell WPRO News that their police dive team is examined the underwater portion of the jetty at Salty Brine Beach to find any ... «WPRO, Jul 15»

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