|
(), a.Made of jet, or like jet in color. The people . . . are of a jetty. Sir T. Browne. Jet"ty n.; pl. Jetties (). [F. jete a pier, a jetty, a causeway. See Jet a shooting forth, and cf. Jutty.] 1. (Arch.) 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. (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. 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. Jet"ty v. i.To jut out; to project. [Obs.] Florio. スポンサード リンク
|