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- Dictionaryraft/rɑːft/
noun
- 1. a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.
- 2. a layer of reinforced concrete forming the foundation of a building.
verb
- 1. travel on or as if on a raft: "I have rafted along the Rio Grande"
- 2. bring or fasten together (a number of boats or other objects) side by side: "we rafted the boats together off the shores of Murchison Island"
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RAFT definition: 1. a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly…. Learn more.
Take the quiz. The meaning of RAFT is a flat structure (as of wood) for support or transportation on water; also : an inflatable flat-bottomed watercraft. How to use raft in a sentence.
Raft definition: a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials. See examples of RAFT used in a sentence.
A raft is a vessel or structure that's made to float on water. You might have an inflatable raft you use for floating around your backyard pool. Rafts come in many forms, from soft and squishy to wooden and permanent, like the rafts built on lakes for swimmers to rest on and dive off.
raft. (rɑːft) n. 1. (Nautical Terms) a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc, used as a vessel or moored platform. 2. (Building) a thick slab of reinforced concrete laid over soft ground to provide a foundation for a building. vb. (Nautical Terms) to convey on or travel by raft, or make a raft from. [C15: from Old Norse raptr rafter] ˈrafting n.
Definition of raft noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Raft definition: A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers. Dictionary Thesaurus
RAFT definition: 1. a small, flat boat made by tying pieces of wood together 2. a lot of things or people: . Learn more.
raft meaning, definition, what is raft: a flat floating structure, usually made ...: Learn more.
noun. 1. a flat, buoyant structure of logs, boards, barrels, etc. fastened together; specif., one used like a boat as in an emergency or in shallow water. 2. a similar structure anchored in a river or lake and used by divers, swimmers, etc. 3. a flat-bottomed, inflatable device, as of rubber, for floating on water.
