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raft
1[ raft, rahft ]
noun
- a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
an inflatable rubber raft.
- a collection of logs, planks, casks, etc., fastened together for floating on water.
- Building Trades. a slab of reinforced concrete providing a footing on yielding soil, usually for a whole building, so that the weight of the soil that would be displaced by the settlement of the building exceeds the weight of the building itself; mat.
verb (used with object)
- to transport on a raft.
- to form (logs or the like) into a raft.
- to travel or cross by raft.
- (of an ice floe) to transport (embedded organic or rock debris) from the shore out to sea.
verb (used without object)
- to use a raft; go or travel on a raft.
- (of an ice floe) to overlap another ice floe.
raft
2[ raft, rahft ]
noun
- a great quantity; a lot:
a whole raft of trouble.
raft
1/ ɑːڳ /
noun
- a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc, used as a vessel or moored platform
- a thick slab of reinforced concrete laid over soft ground to provide a foundation for a building
verb
- to convey on or travel by raft, or make a raft from
raft
2/ ɑːڳ /
noun
- informal.a large collection or amount
a raft of old notebooks discovered in a cupboard
Derived Forms
- ˈڳپԲ, noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of raft1
Origin of raft2
Example Sentences
Trump paused his raft of reciprocal tariffs for 90 days earlier in the day, leaving in place massive duties on Chinese imports over a purported "lack of respect."
In essence, it was a big raft, with tall, reinforced sides on 60 empty steel drums for buoyancy, towed by motorboat.
Canadians like Mr Brayman are boycotting American products in response to a raft of import tariffs introduced by Trump.
He said Trump's new raft of tariffs that were due to begin on Wednesday could be economically catastrophic, and that the messaging behind them had been muddled.
Both the Eagles and Ward-Hibbert have a raft of domestic winners' medals, but winning a European trophy is a new frontier, and they are determined to add to their legacy.
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