jetty
noun/ˈdʒeti/
/ˈdʒeti/
(plural jetties)
(North American English also dock)
- a wall or platform built out into the sea, a river, etc., where boats can be tied and where people can get on and off boatsTopics Transport by waterc2, Geographyc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French jetee, feminine past participle of jeter ‘to throw’, based on Latin jactare, frequentative of jacere ‘to throw’.
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