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
Rock jetties can be deadly locations in such conditions, so stay off the rocks.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Surf anglers can cast from the beach jetty at Murrells Inlet.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Children jump from a jetty and hurriedly swim back to the jetty and jump again.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Workers walk on the jetty’s platform at the Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited (DLTPL) near Dhamra port in Bhadrak district of India’s Odisha state on October 16, 2024.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Surf anglers can cast from the beach jetty at Murrells Inlet.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Children jump from a jetty and hurriedly swim back to the jetty and jump again.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Workers walk on the jetty’s platform at the Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited (DLTPL) near Dhamra port in Bhadrak district of India’s Odisha state on October 16, 2024.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetty
Noun
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The basin sits on a dock, the stainless steel bowl snaps on top of the basin for easy cleaning and refilling, and the basin holds 130 milliliters in the bowl at all times in case of power outage.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Ellis Creek Photography A 150-foot tidal dock boasts canoe and water sport platforms.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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As part of the agreement, the terminal operator has also committed to the replacement and maintenance of all wharf and berth structures.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2025
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In celebration of the reopening, parking for the first two hours on the wharf will be free for the month.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2025
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On March 25, one ship appeared to abandon its effort to dock at the pier where two other ships were already berthed.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
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“Jetty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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