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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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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 23 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of jetty was in the 15th century
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