Difference between Jetty and Pier

What is the difference between Jetty and Pier?

Jetty as a noun is a part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. while Pier as a noun is a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.

Jetty

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. A wharf or pier extending from the shore. (Hydraulic engineering): A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To jut out; to project.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made of jet, or like jet in color.

Pier

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

We hope you now know whether to use Jetty or Pier in your sentence.

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