Jetty
WordNet
noun
(1) A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From jetée ‘pier, jetty, causeway’. Compare jet, jutty.
Noun
- A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
- A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
- (Hydraulic engineering): A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Adjective
- Made of jet, or like jet in color.
- 1885: She raised her face veil [...] showing two black eyes fringed with jetty lashes, whose glances were soft and languishing and whose perfect beauty was ever blandishing — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1