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# jetty

noun (a jetty, jetties)

«jetty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small wooden or stone platform built out into the sea, a lake or a river, where boats can stop and people can walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#m1)
2. A wall built out into the sea to protect a harbour or beach from waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#m2)

### In the lessons

At the seaside, lake or river: children fish from the jetty, boats tie up at the jetty. In safety lessons: do not run or jump off a jetty without checking the depth. Phrases: on the jetty, at the end of the jetty, jump off the jetty.

### Examples

- We sat on the jetty and dangled our feet in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x1)
- The boat stopped at the jetty to let people off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x2)
- Dad fished from the end of the jetty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x3)
- Never dive off a jetty into shallow water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x4)
- The old wooden jetty creaked in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x5)
- The jetty is 120 metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x6)
- In Australia, kids love jumping off the jetty in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/#x7)

### Note

Plural: jetties (y to ies). Similar words: pier (often bigger, with shops), dock, wharf, quay. Safety trap: water near a jetty can be shallow or full of rocks.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jetty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jetty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jetty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jetty.html) on Mova free.