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
According to data from the CPA, 115 vessels were waiting for cargo handling, including 96 at the outer anchorage and 14 at the jetty as of Wednesday.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
My favorite place to swim and lounge was a short walk away, on the other side of the Ordovician’s pier, where a jetty created a tranquil, emerald expanse perfect for floating peacefully on the surface.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The occasional influencer can be seen taking advantage of the jetty or boat dock for a photo shoot with that famed view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Two young girls are letting their heads loll backwards over the edge of a jetty, rendering the pastoral vision behind them the wrong way up.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
My favorite place to swim and lounge was a short walk away, on the other side of the Ordovician’s pier, where a jetty created a tranquil, emerald expanse perfect for floating peacefully on the surface.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The occasional influencer can be seen taking advantage of the jetty or boat dock for a photo shoot with that famed view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Two young girls are letting their heads loll backwards over the edge of a jetty, rendering the pastoral vision behind them the wrong way up.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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The suspect was found hiding in the water of a canal, beneath a dock, and taken into custody.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The path ends at a dock in the Lake Worth Lagoon, part of the Intracoastal Waterway, accessible only by boat.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sprawling across less than 50 square miles on a peninsula, the city is packed with Victorian homes lining steep streets, buzzing with cable cars that zip between downtown and the wharf.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The nearest, Sunset Beach, is about 6 miles from Calabash and offers a fishing pier and great shelling.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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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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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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