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raft
1[raft, rahft]
noun
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials.
an inflatable rubber raft.
a collection of logs, planks, casks, etc., fastened together for floating on water.
Building Trades.a slab of reinforced concrete providing a footing on yielding soil, usually for a whole building, so that the weight of the soil that would be displaced by the settlement of the building exceeds the weight of the building itself; mat.
verb (used with object)
to transport on a raft.
to form (logs or the like) into a raft.
to travel or cross by raft.
(of an ice floe) to transport (embedded organic or rock debris) from the shore out to sea.
verb (used without object)
to use a raft; go or travel on a raft.
(of an ice floe) to overlap another ice floe.
raft
2[raft, rahft]
noun
a great quantity; a lot.
a whole raft of trouble.
raft
1/ ɑːڳ /
noun
a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc, used as a vessel or moored platform
a thick slab of reinforced concrete laid over soft ground to provide a foundation for a building
verb
to convey on or travel by raft, or make a raft from
raft
2/ ɑːڳ /
noun
informala large collection or amount
a raft of old notebooks discovered in a cupboard
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈڳپԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of raft1
Origin of raft2
Example Sentences
Israel’s operation spurred a raft of condemnations from regional countries.
Wilson's passing was met with a raft of tributes from musicians who worked with or were inspired by him.
White water rafting, kayaking and canoeing: The Trinity River, a 203-mile tributary of the Klamath River, starts in the Trinity Alps and features calm waters and multiple classes of white water.
Humor is his life raft because he neglects to plot much of a course around the seas of memory.
Even without all that, L.A. has a raft of problems on its hands, and the close-up at the moment is not a pretty portrait.
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