Raft - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ræft|
Brit.
|rɑːft|
noun
- a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (syn: batch, deal, flock, heap, lot, mass, mess, mint, mountain, peck, pile, plenty, pot, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad)
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (syn: mat)
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (syn: batch, deal, flock, heap, lot, mass, mess, mint, mountain, peck, pile, plenty, pot, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad)
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (syn: mat)
verb
- transport on a raft
- make into a raft
raft wood down a river
- travel by raft in water- make into a raft
raft these logs
Extra examples
The raft is too small to use on this part of the river.
...the aborigines had no immunity against the raft of diseases brought by the invaders...
We used a pump to inflate the raft.
Gentle waves slapped the side of the raft.
The rubber raft drifted out to sea.
I wasn't sure if the raft would float.
Incredibly, the raft held together till we reached the opposite shore.
The company has launched a whole raft of new software products.
Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
Word forms
noun
singular: raft
plural: rafts
singular: raft
plural: rafts
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