jetty

Questions about jetty

What does jetty mean?

jetty means "a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away".

How many syllables are in jetty?

jetty has 2 syllables: jet-ty. The stress falls on "jet". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛti/.

What is another word for jetty?

Close synonyms include breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jetty a common word?

jetty is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.