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
Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.
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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
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
Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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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
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
Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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In Connecticut, volunteers are needed to help cleanup the Long Wharf in New Haven at the canal dock boathouse.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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The second modular part, the media dock, clicks down onto one of two USB-C ports on the top right or left side of the keyboard.—
Aubrey Jowers,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The first responders arrived to find a vehicle submerged in about 10 feet of water just off the wharf parking lot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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His body was found two days later close to a nearby pier.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Leising remembers the big El Niño in the ’90s when the windows of a restaurant on a pier in San Diego were shattered by the raging sea.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 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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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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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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