jetty

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for jetty

jetty 🔊 /ʤɛˈti/

jetty : මුහුදු ප්‍රාකාරය

jetty : ජැටිය

jetty : ජෙටිය

jetty : තොටමුණ

jetty : ජෙටීය

jetty definition

Adjective. Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Noun.

  1. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
  3. 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.

Intransitive verb. To jut out; to project.