JETTIES Synonyms
6 hypernyms for jetties. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for JETTIES
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| docks | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||
| harbors | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo • a place of refuge and comfort and security verb • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) • keep in one's possession; of animals • hold back a thought or feeling about | ||||||
| landings | noun n | |||||
noun • an intermediate platform in a staircase • structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods • the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) • the act of coming to land after a voyage | ||||||
| piers | noun n | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) • a support for two adjacent bridge spans | ||||||
| quays | noun n | |||||
noun • wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | ||||||
| wharves | noun n | |||||
noun • A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank. • The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. | ||||||
| breakwater | noun n | |||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||
| mole | noun n | |||||
noun • spicy sauce often containing chocolate • the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites • a spy who works against enemy espionage • a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away • small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet | ||||||
| bulwark | noun n | |||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes • a fencelike structure around a deck • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • defend with a bulwark | ||||||
| groin | noun n | |||||
noun • the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals • a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • build with groins | ||||||
| groyne | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||
| pier | noun n | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) • a support for two adjacent bridge spans | ||||||
| seawall | noun n | |||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||