Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Resembling jet, as in texture.
- adjective Of the color jet; black.
- noun A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor or shoreline from storms or erosion.
- noun A wharf.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English getti, jettie, from Old French jetee, from feminine past participle of jeter, to project, throw; see jet.]
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