Definition of "jetties" []

• Plural form of jetty. (noun)

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• "In 1874 this board reported in favor of the canal, and against the idea of jetties, which, in its opinion, could hardly be built, could not be maintained, and would be excessively costly."
• "After completion of an ongoing refurbishment project on one of the jetties, which is expected to occur in the second half of"
• "In the loose, silty soil of a salt marsh, the stream may be made to do most of the work of making its new bed, by constructing temporary "jetties," or other obstructions to its accustomed flow, which shall cause its current to deposit silt in its old channel, and to cut a new one out of the opposite bank."