jetty
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The Wedge was created in the 1930s, when the Army Corps of Engineers extended a rock jetty some 2,000 feet out from the beach to protect the entrance to Newport Harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Because it protrudes at a slight angle, swells approaching from the south or southwest bounce off the jetty and mutate into triangular peaks—hence the spot’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A queue of traders and families waited in line at the jetty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Some residents believe the exposed material is part of an old groin that was built long before it expanded into a jetty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The curve inside the jetty where I set a dozen traps.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
In August, sand erosion exposed a pair of jetties that were built decades ago to stop beach erosion and protect oceanfront homes near the entrance of Newport Harbor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some of the newly uncovered objects are from the city’s unsuccessful attempts to build jetties in the early 1900s, before the Army Corps of Engineers took over, said local historian William Lobdell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Officials urge beachgoers to stay off rocks and jetties at times of high surf and keep an eye on the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
"We are going to augment facilities -- either by reconstruction, or construction of new jetties," he said, underlining that his service's mandate is to "touch every island".
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
It pounds the jetties with such force that the water sprays straight up into the air, creating giant walls of water that soar and then come crashing down on the rocks.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
One of the ships lay at the little island of Onroost, which is piled and jettied all around, and contained a small and compact repairing yard for merchant vessels of all nations.
From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Edward Osler
A number of questions crowded to Gregory's mind, as they crossed the jettied inlet and headed down the coast.
From El Diablo by Dan Sayre Groesbeck
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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