as in docks
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 jetties
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Residents were warned that sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Residents were warned that sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetties
Noun
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Given the lack of mangroves, snook in South Florida make do with boat docks, which provide protection from predators as well as sites from which to ambush smaller fish and crustaceans.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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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 a portion of the Keansburg Fishing Pier crashed into the Raritan Bay, there's now concern at other marinas and piers that are being hit by chunks of ice.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Snook are concentrated in warmer, inshore waters at this time of year, although all local piers have some snook lurking.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 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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According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Jetties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetties. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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