jetty
pronunciation
How to pronounce jetty in British English:
UK [ˈdʒeti]
How to pronounce jetty in American English:
US [ˈdʒɛti]
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- Noun:
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Word Origin
- jetty
- jetty: [15] A jetty is a structure that literally projects or is ‘thrown’ out beyond what surrounds it. The word was borrowed from Old French jetee, where it originated as the past participle of the verb jeter ‘throw’ (source also of English jet, as in ‘jet engine’). It was used originally both for a structure jutting out into a body of water, and for a projecting upper storey of a house, of which the latter now survives only as a technical term in architectural history.=> jet
- jetty (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French jetee "a jetty, a projecting part of a building," also "a throw," noun use of fem. past participle of jeter "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Notion is of a structure "thrown out" past what surrounds it.
Synonym
Example
- 1. He ran back along the jetty to the beach .
- 2. Also planned are a jetty and a special economic zone .
- 3. In 1896 , a californian entrepreneur drilled the world 's first offshore oil well from a jetty stretching out into the pacific near santa barbara .
- 4. Each has its own jetty for yachts , along with a pool . Palm trees give each mini island its own secluded area .
- 5. Construction has begun on a still larger installation , including a 1.1 mile long jetty .