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   jetty

   /ˈdʒɛti/

   noun

   • 1. a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored: "Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty"
   • ▪ a bridge or staircase used by passengers boarding an aircraft: "aircraft will not be connected to passenger jetties during maintenance"
   • ▪ a breakwater constructed to protect or defend a harbour, stretch of coast, or riverbank: "engineers constructed jetties in the river to control erosion"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French jetee, feminine past participle of jeter ‘to throw’ (see jet1).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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