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jetty in French

jetty in French is jetée — jetty means a narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

jetty in French

jetée
noun
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

What does "jetty" mean?

  1. noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
    "They fished off the end of the jetty at sunset."
  2. noun A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the storey beneath it.
    "The Tudor house had a timbered jetty overhanging the street."
  3. adj Deep black, like the mineral jet.
    "Her jetty hair gleamed under the streetlamp."

jetty in a sentence

  • They fished off the end of the jetty at sunset.
  • The Tudor house had a timbered jetty overhanging the street.
  • Her jetty hair gleamed under the streetlamp.

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What is "jetty" in French?

"jetty" in French is jetée. jetty means: A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

How do you use "jetty" in a sentence?

Example: "They fished off the end of the jetty at sunset." In French, "jetty" is jetée.

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