jetty en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛti/ (General-American)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- [-ɾi] (General-American)
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Etymology
The noun is derived from Late Middle English gete, jette, jetti (“projecting upper storey of a building, overhang; breakwater, pier, jetty”), from Anglo-Norman geté, getee, getté, and Middle French geté, getee, jeté (“projecting upper storey of a building; breakwater, pier”) (modern French jetée), a noun use of the past participle of geter, jeter, from Old French geter, jeter (“to throw”) from Late Latin iectāre, the present active infinitive of iectō (“to throw”), probably from Latin iactō (“to cast, hurl, throw”), from iaciō (“to cast, hurl, throw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”)) + -tō (frequentative suffix). Compare jet (“(obsolete) protruding part”), jutty. The verb is derived from the noun.
Meanings
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A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
Spérto, a porch, a portall, a baie vvindovv, or out butting, or iettie of a houſe that ietties out farther than anie other part of the houſe, a iettie or butte.
1598, John Florio, “Spérto”, in A Worlde of Words, or Most Copious, and Exact Dictionarie in Italian and English, […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield for Edw[ard] Blount, →OCLC, page 392, column 1:Moſt prepoſtrous therefore and improper is our frequent aſſigning ſuch vveak ſupporters to ſuch monſtrous jetties and exceſſive Superſtructures as vve many times find under Balconies, Bay-VVindovvs and long Galleries, […]
1664, John Evelyn, “An Account of Architects & Architecture, together with an Historical, and Etymological Explanation of Certain Tearms Particularly Affected by Architects”, in Roland Freart [i.e., Roland Fréart de Chambray], translated by John Evelyn, A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern, […], London: […] Tho[mas] Roycroft, for John Place, […], →OCLC, part, page 137:
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(broadly) A structure of stone or wood which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides; a breakwater.
[I]t appeareth that all the auncient Townes and Citties which ſtand vppon the Riuers of Rhyne and Danowe, towardes Fraunce and Italy, did ſerue rather for a Banke or Iettie againſt the ouerflowing of the Germanes, than for Fortreſſes to aſſayle them withall.
1587, Philip of Mornay [i.e., Philippe de Mornay], “When the World had His Beginning”, in Philip Sidney, Arthur Golding, transl., A Woorke Concerning the Trewnesse of the Christian Religion, […], London: […] [John Charlewood and] George Robinson for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 118:[I]nſtead of demolition, they found conſtruction; for the French vvere then at vvork on the repair of the jettees. On the remonſtrances of General [Henry Seymour] Convvay, ſome parts of theſe jettees were immediately deſtroyed.
1769, [Edmund Burke], Observations on a Late State of the Nation, London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 86:Near the River VVelland, that runs thro the Tovvn of Spalding in Lincolnſhire, at the depth of above 8 or 10 foot, there vvere found Jettys, as they call them, to keep up the old Rivers Bank, and the head of a Tunnel that emptied the Land-vvater into the old River; […]
1702 May–June, [Ralph] Thoresby, quoting [anonymous], “V. Part of a Letter from Mr Thoresby, F.R.S. to the Publisher, Giving a Further Account of the Same [the finding of Roman coins in Lincolnshire].”, in Philosophical Transactions. Giving Some Account of the Present Undertakings, Studies and Labours of the Ingenious, in Many Considerable Parts of the World, volume XXIII, number 279, London: […] S[amuel] Smith and B[enjamin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], published 1704, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 1158:
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(broadly) A dock or wharf extending into a river from a bank, or into a sea from a shore, for boats to land or moor at; a pier.
The boathouse was a stone one, with a narrow quay along each wall inside, and a small jetty sticking out beyond it into the lake.
1930 July 21, Arthur Ransome, “Making Ready”, in Swallows & Amazons, London: Jonathan Cape, […], published 1953, →OCLC, page 23:The wooden jetty on the East Pier had become worm-eaten and was demolished, but the Admiralty lent an old hulk to serve as a rough-and-ready packet facility.
1960 May 14, K. A. Murray, “Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire”, in Railway Magazine, page 302:There are excellent jetties for landing by boat at the Marine Hotel, and the Vine Inn; […]
1830, Philo Vectis [pseudonym], “The Cowes Visitors’ Companion”, in The Isle of Wight Tourist, and Companion at Cowes, Cowes, Isle of Wight: R. Moir, […], →OCLC, page 49:
- (broadly) A dock or wharf extending into a river from a bank, or into a sea from a shore, for boats to land or moor at; a pier. ▸ A natural piece of land projecting into a body of water; a peninsula, a promontory.
- (broadly) A dock or wharf extending into a river from a bank, or into a sea from a shore, for boats to land or moor at; a pier. ▸ In full air jetty: synonym of jet bridge (“an elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers”).
- (broadly, obsolete) Synonym of bulwark (“a defensive rampart or wall”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jetties | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jettee | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
landing stage · landing stage · landing stage
Deriveds
jettage · out-jetty · jutty · jettying · jettied · Long Jetty · jetty-wise
Descendants
Hypernyms
landing place · landing place · landing place
Synonyms
mole · bulwark · quay · levee · jutty · levee · jutty · quay · jutty · levee · quay · jutty
Translations (49)
de Mole (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · it molo (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ms jeti (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ka კაშხალი (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · es rompeolas (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · de Wellenbrecher (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ru э́ркер (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · eo ĝeto (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · tr mendirek (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · de Vorkragung (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · el μόλος (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ru мол (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · cmn 防波堤 (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · fi uloke (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · nl pier (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · sv vågbrytare (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · it frangiflutti (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · lij meu (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · bg лоджия (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · gd laimrig (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ru волноло́м (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · de Damm (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · bg еркер (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · ru волноре́з (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · it pontile (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · nrf caûchie (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · es malecón (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · bg вълнолом (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · de Erker (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · pt quebra-mar (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · fi aallonmurtaja (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · pl pomost (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ca espigó (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · pl molo (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · uk мол (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · sv pir (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · pt molhe (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · it cornicione (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · fr jetée (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ka მიწაყრილი (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · pl molo (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · de Auskragung (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · uk хвилеріз (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · cmn 突碼頭 /突码头 (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · el λιμενοβραχίονας (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · ka ჯებირი (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · es dique (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater) · it pensilina (part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest) · bdr pungkaan biduk (structure which extends into a river or sea to protect a bank, beach, harbour, etc., from currents or tides — see also breakwater)