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a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty
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Recent Examples of jetties
Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
As waves lap against jetties, gossip ripples to adjacent towns.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Outside, the grounds read like a naturalist’s dream—California redwoods towering over the spring garden, woodlands alive with pine martens and sparrowhawks, and jetties waiting for fishing boats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
The surf culture in the area is deep in history, from Duke Kahanamoku surfing at Coronadel Mar State Beach in the 1920s, before the jetties were built, to Hobie Alter starting his famoussurfboard business in Laguna Beach in 1954.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Satellite data and publicly available records show the harbor has several jetties that serve military, coastguard and commercial vessels, including passenger ferries.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
As waves lap against jetties, gossip ripples to adjacent towns.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Outside, the grounds read like a naturalist’s dream—California redwoods towering over the spring garden, woodlands alive with pine martens and sparrowhawks, and jetties waiting for fishing boats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
The surf culture in the area is deep in history, from Duke Kahanamoku surfing at Coronadel Mar State Beach in the 1920s, before the jetties were built, to Hobie Alter starting his famoussurfboard business in Laguna Beach in 1954.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Satellite data and publicly available records show the harbor has several jetties that serve military, coastguard and commercial vessels, including passenger ferries.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetties
Noun
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In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rip currents, stronger near jetties and piers, can swiftly carry swimmers out into deeper water.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Jetties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetties. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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