raft
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Scandinavian; compare West Old Norse raptr (“rafter”), Norwegian raft (“beam, rafter”), Danish raft (“thin pole”). Compare also Albanian trap (“raft, ferry”).
Noun[edit]
raft (plural rafts)
- A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
- A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
- A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals.
- (US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
- (slang, informal) A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
- W. D. Howells
- a whole raft of folks
- W. D. Howells
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
flat, floating structure
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inflatable floating craft
Verb[edit]
raft (third-person singular simple present rafts, present participle rafting, simple past and past participle rafted)
- (transitive) to convey on a raft
- (transitive) to make into a raft
- (intransitive) to travel by raft
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alteration of raff.
Noun[edit]
raft (plural rafts)
- A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
- 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge 2008, p. 31:
- Among those arrested was the grand master himself, Jacques de Molay, who found himself facing a raft of charges based on the specious evidence of former knights [...].
- 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge 2008, p. 31:
Translations[edit]
large but unspecified number of something
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
raft
- simple past tense and past participle of reave
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Turkish raf.
Noun[edit]
raft m
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English raft.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /raft/
Noun[edit]
raft m
- raft (inflatable floating craft)
