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Jetty | pier | dock - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Marine navigation. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic navigation > Marine navigation )

River navigation. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic navigation > River navigation )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for jetty, pier and dock: 🔊

Jetty BrE /ˈdʒeti/ NAmE /ˈdʒeti/ ; pier: /pɪə/ ; dock: / dɒk/

1.3. Synonyms of jetty:

2 international synonym(s) for jetty. Notably:

Pier 🔉 ▶
Dock 🔉 ▶

1.4. Etymology of jetty, pier and dock:

Late Middle English: from Old French jetee, feminine past participle of jeter ‘to throw’; frequentative of jacere ‘to throw’. Borrowing from Anglo-French getté, ‘overhang or pier’; from Old French jeter, ‘to cast’; from Late Latin jectare, ‘to cast’.

1.5. 🇫🇷 French translation of jetty, pier and dock:

Jetée

1.6. Definition of jetty in fisheries:

Jetty, also known as pier, dock, is defined as: a structure at a dock or pier that extends out into the water, controls coastal changes and protects the harbour.