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Jetty

/dʒˈɛti/
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(noun) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.

We ate a waffle on the jetty.
A young couple were watching the sunset from the jetty.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The local fishermen stood on the ____ and cast their lines into the deep blue water of the ocean.

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