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JETTY Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word jetty. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word jetty. (close relations)
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pier
nounn
noun

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

• a support for two adjacent bridge spans

dock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

• any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

• landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

• the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

verb

• come into dock

• deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

• deduct from someone's wages

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• maneuver into a dock

harbor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• a place of refuge and comfort and security

verb

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

• keep in one's possession; of animals

• hold back a thought or feeling about

marina
nounn
noun

• a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers

quay
nounn
noun

• wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

wharf
nounn
noun

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

verb

• provide with a wharf

• store on a wharf

• discharge at a wharf

• come into or dock at a wharf

• moor at a wharf

breakwater
nounn
noun

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

mole
nounn
noun

• spicy sauce often containing chocolate

• the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• a spy who works against enemy espionage

• a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

bulwark
nounn
noun

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• a fencelike structure around a deck

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

verb

• defend with a bulwark

groin
nounn
noun

• the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals

• a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

verb

• build with groins

groyne
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

seawall
nounn
noun

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Best Hypernyms For JETTY

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