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Vorkragung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

Senses

Vorkragung is used for these senses in English:

  • jetty (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

jetty — full definition

  1. noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
  2. noun A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the storey beneath it.
  3. adj Deep black, like the mineral jet.

Related German words