Jetties

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jetty \Jet"ty\, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty,
     a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.]
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     1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond
        the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
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     2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
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     3. (Hydraul. Engin.) A structure of wood or stone extended
        into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to
        protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties
        at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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     {Jetty head} (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a
        wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the
        cheeks of a dock.
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