jetty
noun
[ ˈdʒɛti ]
• a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored.
• "Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty"
Similar:
pier,
landing stage,
landing place,
landing,
quay,
wharf,
dock,
berth,
staithe,
stair(s),
finger,
pontoon,
marina,
harbour,
breakwater,
mole,
groyne,
dyke,
dockominium,
levee,
traghetto,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French jetee, feminine past participle of jeter ‘to throw’ (see jet1).
