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
Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
From the jetty at Setting Point, travelers will find small shops renting bicycles and scooters that feel suited to the island's flat landscape.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
During that time, people are advised to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure as sneaker waves could run much farther up than usual.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Public access features include a 12-foot-wide promenade along the jetty, a 3,600-square-foot public viewing area, and east-west and north-south corridors providing pedestrian and bicycle access.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
From the jetty at Setting Point, travelers will find small shops renting bicycles and scooters that feel suited to the island's flat landscape.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
During that time, people are advised to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure as sneaker waves could run much farther up than usual.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Public access features include a 12-foot-wide promenade along the jetty, a 3,600-square-foot public viewing area, and east-west and north-south corridors providing pedestrian and bicycle access.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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This building will add truck docks and overhead doors to accommodate many industrial tenants.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Liverpool’s docks had declined since her childhood; the unemployment rate was at more than 20 percent, nearly twice the national average.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He was given first aid by Water Police officers before being transported to Rose Bay wharf, where NSW Ambulance paramedics continued first aid on the victim, the NSW Police said.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Infrastructure upgrades, including new electrical systems and wharf improvements, are already underway to accommodate the advanced platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Head out onto the 1,500-foot pier for some fishing or wildlife spotting, or walk across the street to Pier Park for lunch or a little shopping to get out of the sun.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Blast damage in the lower left section of a quay in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.—
Colin Sheeley,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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Hotel Danieli, a few hundred yards down the quay, which is also where Miss Evans stays in Travelling Companions.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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