Synonyms for jetty
ˈdʒɛt ijet·ty

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1. breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jettynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   bulwark, breakwater, mol, groin, wall, counterspy, gram molecule, mole, groyne, rampart, inguen, seawall

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1. jettynoun

   Synonyms:
   mole

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1. List of paraphrases for "jetty":

   pier, wharf, breakwater, dock

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1. Chris McLindon:

   I regularly walked down the aisle and Stephen Prosser was not sat in an unnatural position for an economy seat, when Stephen Prosser left the aircraft, I watched Stephen Prosser walk down the jetty in a perfectly normal manner and showed no signs of injury.

2. Sarah Smith:

   We need to build out a bunkering jetty at Tilbury to be able to fill bunkering vessels there.

3. Kelly Bailey:

   I was walking over towards the Jetty where my son and his cousins were exploring and I noticed a fishing line pulling from far out in the water, i then saw a man reeling in a large marine reel and another man running towards the water with a spear. After the man was fighting to reel in what we all thought was a sport fish, was told by the other man holding the spear that it was in fact a shark.