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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024raf•ter1 /ˈræftɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildingany of a series of sloped, large pieces of wood, timber, or the like, used for holding up a roof.
Idioms- packed to the rafters, filled completely:The auditorium was packed to the rafters.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024raf•ter1 (raf′tər, räf′-),USA pronunciation n. - Buildingany of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
v.t. - Agriculture, British Terms[Brit. Dial.]to plow (a field) so that the soil of a furrow is pushed over onto an unplowed adjacent strip.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English rǣfter; cognate with Middle Low German rafter, Old Norse raptr. See raft1
- a person who engages in the sport or pastime of rafting.
- a person who travels on a raft, esp. to flee a country.
raft•er3 (raf′tər, räf′-),USA pronunciation n. - Animal Husbandrya flock, esp. of turkeys.
rafter2,2 + n. - a person who travels on a raft, esp. to flee a country.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rafter /ˈrɑːftə/ n - any one of a set of sloping beams that form the framework of a roof
Etymology: Old English ræfter; related to Old Saxon rehter, Old Norse raptr, Old High German rāvo; see raft1 |