as in dock
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 jetty
The most recent boating mishap occurred Saturday evening when a sailboat overturned in hazardous conditions and went onto the rocks of the jetty near the entrance.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Shops, restaurants, and small businesses renting water sports gear and island-style jeeps have sprouted up near the jetty, where ferries and private ships that travel from Tortola and beyond pull in.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The port’s jetties are running well below their former capacity, with volumes halved by the war, according to port director Mohammed Tahir Fadhil.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Its long jetties jutt into waters that are deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, making the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Shops, restaurants, and small businesses renting water sports gear and island-style jeeps have sprouted up near the jetty, where ferries and private ships that travel from Tortola and beyond pull in.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The port’s jetties are running well below their former capacity, with volumes halved by the war, according to port director Mohammed Tahir Fadhil.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Its long jetties jutt into waters that are deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, making the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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Bystander boaters rescued a man, who was on the boat dock when the fire department arrived at the lake’s marina, Nolan said.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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There is no dock for boaters at the site of the restaurant.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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An official commissioner of confiscation seized his Philadelphia home and wharf, which were worth thousands of pounds, along with his land in Chester County.—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Officials said the wharf attracts about 2 million visitors annually.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The upper arches are smaller and arranged in groups of three, such that one small upper arch corresponds to a pier, followed by two arches corresponding to a large lower arch in a repeating pattern.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The City of Naples celebrated Earth Day in a big way this year - by contributing pier wreckage to an artificial reef off the coast.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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