Jetty
11jetty — [n] pier barrier, breakwater, dock, groin, landing, quay, seawall, slip, wharf; concepts 439,443,479 …
12jetty — ► NOUN (pl. jetties) 1) a landing stage or small pier. 2) a construction built out into the water to protect a harbour, riverbank, etc. ORIGIN Old French jetee, from jeter to throw …
13Jetty — For other uses, see Jetty (disambiguation). Malecón redirects here. For El Malecón in Havana, see Malecón, Havana. Coastal lagoons fronted by barrier spits typically have entrances that migrate through time. Here, the entrance has been fixed by… …
14jetty — UK [ˈdʒetɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms jetty : singular jetty plural jetties a long narrow structure that goes from the land out into a lake, sea, or river to provide a place for boats to stop at …
15jetty — buna statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Hidrotechninis įrenginys – pusinė (iš vieno galo nesiekianti kranto) užtvanka ar jų grupė sąnašoms paplūdimyje kaupti, krantui nuo išplovimo saugoti. atitikmenys: angl. bankhead; groyne;… …
16jetty — 1. noun /ˈdʒɛti/ a) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. b) A wharf or pier extending from the shore. 2. adjective /ˈdʒɛti/ Made of jet, or like jet in color. those large black eyes were so… …
17jetty — [15] A jetty is a structure that literally projects or is ‘thrown’ out beyond what surrounds it. The word was borrowed from Old French jetee, where it originated as the past participle of the verb jeter ‘throw’ (source also of English jet, as in… …
18jetty — [[t]ʤe̱ti[/t]] jetties N COUNT: usu the N in sing A jetty is a wide stone wall or wooden platform where boats stop to let people get on or off, or to load or unload goods …
19jetty — noun we d walk out on the jetty at low tide to look for starfish Syn: pier, landing stage, landing, quay, wharf, dock; breakwater, mole, groin, dike, dockominium, levee …
20jetty — molas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Masyvus hidrotechninis įrenginys, skirtas uosto akvatorijai nuo užsmėlėjimo arba uždumblėjimo, taip pat laivams nuo stipraus bangavimo apsaugoti. atitikmenys: angl. break water; jetty;… …