jetty (jetty)

noun (plural jetties)

• a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored: Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty
• a bridge or staircase used by passengers boarding an aircraft: aircraft will not be connected to passenger jetties during maintenance
• a breakwater constructed to protect or defend a harbour, stretch of coast, or riverbank: engineers constructed jetties in the river to control erosion