raft

[US]/rɑːft/
[UK]/ræft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a flat structure made of logs or planks used as a boat

Phrases & Collocations

inflatable raft

white-water rafting

rafting trip

raft foundation

life raft

bamboo raft

Example Sentences

a raft of government initiatives.

a raft of ready-made excuses.

asked a raft of questions.

The raft pitchpoled in the rapids.

They made a raft and set it afloat.

I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life.

I have rafted along the Rio Grande.

the stores were rafted ashore.

The raft was -ried by ocean currents to a small island.

He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.

a hair-raising experience of whitewater rafting

great rafts of cormorants, often 5,000 strong.

ceiling joists are used to tie the rafter feet.

The raft came close to the rocks and then sheered away.

I watched with alarm as the current carried the raft and its passengers toward the dam.

The trithiocarbonate moiety in turn, functions as a reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent.

Alexander’s engineers built floating rafts for the heavy catapults.

As soon as I got started I took out after the raft, hot and heavy, right down the towhead.

Once, there was a leaf of bamboo raft ferrying between today and yestreen, but it now vanished with only a broken rope and pole left.

Leggo says Lotito is aiming to revive Lazio for the new season with a raft of Argentine signings, including Boca striker Rodrigo Palacio, River Plate goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo and Riquelme.

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