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Definition of 'raft'Etymology 1
From Scandinavian; compare West (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
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
Derived terms
* life raft
Verb
( en-verb)
to convey on a raft
to make into a raft
to travel by raft
Related terms
* rafter
* whitewater rafting
Etymology 2
Alteration of (raff).
Noun
( en-noun)
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 [...].
Etymology 3
Verb
( head)
(reave)
- (Spenser)
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Similar to 'raft'robot, rabat, rebut, revet, rivet, rapt, rift, ruft, ribat, reft, refit, repot, rebit, repat, ript, refut, reapt
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