Noun didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Two years ago, with a combination of state and federal funding, the Army Corps constructed a small jetty at the entrance of the main channel, a portion of a larger Corps project that had been delayed for roughly two decades due to funding issues. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2022 The suggestions include looking for fireflies, watching a sunset over water, exploring a tidepool, taking a walk on a jetty, floating in a tube or an inflated life preserver down a river or a saltwater lagoon, and listening to music outdoors. Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 In Half Moon Bay, two people were swept off a jetty and into the water at Pillar Point Harbor after ignoring evacuation orders.Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 Thanks to social media, aerial views of Soneva Jani's winding jetty and private water slides have become synonymous with the Maldives. Katie Lockhart, CNN, 11 July 2022 SeaWorld’s first Guadalupe fur seal rescue of the year happened Jan. 2 on a jetty at Tamarack in Carlsbad. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2022 Set away from the main hotel, the villa is a 10-minute boat ride from Maçakizi’s jetty and ideally positioned on the hillside overlooking Paradise Bay. Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Firefighters and members of the New London Police Department assisted the man out of the water and on to a rock jetty, officials said. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2022 The property was recently renovated; the pier, once a narrow jetty, is now wide enough to host either a rum tasting or a tennis tournament. Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2022
Verb
Oregon beaches are now open daily from the Columbia River north jetty to the Siuslaw River.oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020 The two were walking on the Del Mar jetty around 9:25 a.m. when a large wave broke over the jetty and sent both women tumbling down the rocks and into the water, said Oceanside lifeguard Sgt. Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
Adjective
Through mid-September, city officials had issued 29 such citations near the unofficial river jetty dog beach — putting them on pace to write about 40 by the end of the year. Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 12 Sep. 2019 Boats can resume entering or exiting Huntington Harbour now that the Coast Guard has finished replacing a jetty navigation light in Anaheim Bay. Priscella Vega, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018 And they, along with state and federal lawmakers, pushed for the dredging and jetty project. Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English getee, jette, from Anglo-French geté, getee, from past participle of geter, jeter to throw — more at jet