Jetty
Low bank or small wharf stretching from the shore into a water span / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water. A jetty may serve as a breakwater, as a walkway, or both; or, in pairs, as a means of constricting a channel. The term derives from the French word jetée, "thrown", signifying something thrown out.[1]
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