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
Satellite data and publicly available records show the harbor has several jetties that serve military, coastguard and commercial vessels, including passenger ferries.
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Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Tuesday’s rescue effort comes just four days after lifeguards rescued five people from the ocean south of the Oceanside Municipal Pier, which is about 1½ miles south of the jetty.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
This multifaceted state park has two jetties and bridge catwalks that offer excellent opportunities for anglers.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Hernandez hoped the wind off the jetty would drown them out.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Tuesday’s rescue effort comes just four days after lifeguards rescued five people from the ocean south of the Oceanside Municipal Pier, which is about 1½ miles south of the jetty.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
This multifaceted state park has two jetties and bridge catwalks that offer excellent opportunities for anglers.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Hernandez hoped the wind off the jetty would drown them out.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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Initially, the source was thought to be in an area between the football stadium and the high school’s dock area, but the gas utility determined that the leak was somewhere within the building.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Another clip captures Sheela and Alexander, a writer and artist, standing together in their wedding attire at the end of a dock.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then, as evening falls, locals gather with ice cream cones on the quay and the town glows in the hush of a Bornholm sunset.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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