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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jetty |
| Synonyms: | barrier, embankment, levee, pier, seawall, wharf |
| Main Entry: | jetty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pier |
| Synonyms: | barrier, breakwater, dock, groin, landing, quay, seawall, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | levee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embankment |
| Synonyms: | bank, breakwater, dam, earthwork, mound |
| Notes: | a levee is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea, while a levy is a charge or tax imposed and collected |
| Main Entry: | wharf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boat storage |
| Synonyms: | berth, breakwater, dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay, slip |
| Notes: | a dock is the water next to a wharf or pier and it is not a solid thing, a wharf is built along and parallel to the shore, while a pier runs out and away from or at a right angle to the shore; dock was first a 'natural hollow or creek where a ship could stay at low water' |
| Main Entry: | embankment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dike |
| Synonyms: | bank, breakwater, causeway, hill, mound |
| Main Entry: | sea wall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wall to hold out sea |
| Synonyms: | barrier, breakwater, dike, embankment, jetty, sea cliff |
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