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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
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Its long jetties, jutting into waters deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, make the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Dive in and explore sunken shipwrecks off jetties, tour the area’s many museums, or take a shopping detour through HarborWalk Village.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Drive north of town for the quietest stretch of beachfront, and if the weather’s right, head to the jetties closer in to do a little surfing.
—Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s long been such a system in place at the Santa Ana River, with sand taken out and moved to fill in between the jetties in Newport Beach.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
People visiting the coast were warned to stay well back from the water, as large waves and strong rip currents can develop suddenly and sweep over rocks and jetties.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Its long jetties, jutting into waters deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, make the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Dive in and explore sunken shipwrecks off jetties, tour the area’s many museums, or take a shopping detour through HarborWalk Village.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Drive north of town for the quietest stretch of beachfront, and if the weather’s right, head to the jetties closer in to do a little surfing.
—Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s long been such a system in place at the Santa Ana River, with sand taken out and moved to fill in between the jetties in Newport Beach.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
People visiting the coast were warned to stay well back from the water, as large waves and strong rip currents can develop suddenly and sweep over rocks and jetties.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetties
Noun
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The outpost also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be stationed at one time.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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More and more, however, even entry-level robot vacuums come with docks that empty those dirt cups automatically, keeping the dirt in tanks or bags that can hold weeks’ worth of cleaning jobs.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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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
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After a ship crash in 1980 that killed 35 people, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was replaced, and the ends of the old bridge were repurposed as the two Tampa Bay fishing piers.—
Carter Weinhofer,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Climb to the top of Oak Island Lighthouse, and fish off one of two piers.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Jetties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetties. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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