Found 3 items, similar to Jetty.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: jetty dermaga, hitam legam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jetty jetty n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jetty Jetty \Jet"ty\, a. Made of jet, or like jet in color. [1913 Webster] The people . . . are of a jetty. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Jetty \Jet"ty\, n.; pl. Jetties. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See Jet a shooting forth, and cf. Jutty.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. [1913 Webster] 2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hydraul. Engin.) 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. [1913 Webster] Jetty head (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock. [1913 Webster] Jetty \Jet"ty\, v. i. To jut out; to project. [Obs.] --Florio. [1913 Webster]