Associations to the word «Jetty»

Pictures for the word «Jetty»

Wiktionary

JETTY, noun. A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
JETTY, noun. A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
JETTY, noun. (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
JETTY, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To jut out; to project.
JETTY, adjective. (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Dictionary definition

JETTY, noun. A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats