jetty

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jetty englannista suomeksi

(senseid) A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

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(RQ:Burke State of the Nation)
A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.
(senseid) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
To jut out; to project.
(quote-book) It is properly to jetty out, or indent stones or timber of any unfinished building, that another may the easier be joyned unto, or that finished.
Made of jet, or like jet in color.
(RQ:Marlowe Tamburlaine)
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(RQ:Thackeray Vanity Fair)
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