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English
Image:Life raft.jpg|thumb|an inflatable life raft
Image:Floss.jpg|thumb|a wooden raft
Etymology
From the Old Norse word raptr, originally meaning 'beam' or 'rafter'. Cognate with "rafter".
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA: /r��ft/
(US) IPA: /ræft/
audio|en-us-raft.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
en-noun
- A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergency|emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
- A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
- A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
#:All we've ever got from you is a raft of promises.
Related terms
life raft
Translations
trans-top|flat, floating structure
Czech: vor m
Dutch vlot n
Finnish: lautta
French: radeau
trans-mid
German: Flo� n
Russian: пло� (plot) m
trans-bottom
trans-top|inflatable floating craft
German: Schlauchboot n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
a large but unspecified number of something
French: multitude, masse
mid
Verb
en-verb
- transitive to convey on a raft
- transitive to make into a raft
- intransitive to travel by raft
Related terms
rafter
whitewater rafting
Albanian
Etymology
From the Turkish raf.
Noun
raft m
- shelf
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