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▪ I. rafted, ppl. a.1|ˈrɑːftɛd, -æ-|
[f. raft v.1 + -ed1.]
1. Of floating ice: piled up as a result of one floe having been driven on top of another.
1897J. W. Tyrrell Across Sub-Arctics of Canada vii. 92 Toward the north end of the lake we passed great piles of rafted ice on the shore. 1924R. J. Flaherty My Eskimo Friends iii. ii. 93 On the tenth of April we came face to face with a gigantic pile of rafted ice. 1960G. Blanchet Search in North viii. 109 Sunlight created strange effects from rafted ice. 1974L. Deighton Spy Story xix. 203 We'll go south until we find the end of the rafted ice.
2. Of swimming birds: gathered into a dense flock.
1962R. Haig-Brown Whale People x. 89 They covered the canoe with brush and allowed it to drift in on the rafted ducks. 1978J. A. Michener Chesapeake 844 With a gentle..push he launched the skiff toward the rafted geese.
▪ II. rafted, ppl. a.2
see raft v.3 |