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rixtim — 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.
  • pier noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
  • port noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
  • quay noun A stone or concrete platform built along water where boats load and unload.
  • scaffold noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.
  • scaffolding noun A temporary structure of poles and platforms used to support workers during construction or repairs.
  • wharf noun A structure built on a shore or riverbank where ships can dock to load and unload.

Senses

rixtim is used for these senses in English:

  • jetty A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.
  • pier A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
  • port An opening with a valve seat such that a valve can control the flow of fluid through the opening.
  • quay (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
  • scaffold A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
  • scaffolding A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
  • wharf (nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.

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.

pier — full definition

  1. noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
  2. noun A supporting column, such as one holding up a bridge or arch.

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