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jetty
1. subst. A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
2. subst. A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
3. subst. (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
4. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To jut out; to project.
5. adj. (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.