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jetties
Noun
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Sneaker waves can suddenly surge much farther up the beach than typical waves, at times sweeping over rocks and jetties.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Breakwaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwaters. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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