raft 1 (r ăft)
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n.1. 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. 2. A flatbottom inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water: shooting the rapids in a rubber raft. v. raft·ed, raft·ing, rafts v.tr.1. To convey on a raft. 2. To make into a raft. v.intr. To travel by raft.
[Middle English, from Old Norse raptr, beam, rafter.] |