raft
1[ raft, rahft ]
/ ræft, rɑft /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to use a raft; go or travel on a raft.
(of an ice floe) to overlap another ice floe.
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Origin of raft
1Words nearby raft
raffles, rafflesia, Rafinesque, rafraîchissoir, Rafsanjani, raft, rafter, raft ice, rafting, raftsman, RAFVR
Definition for raft (2 of 2)
raft2
[ raft, rahft ]
/ ræft, rɑft /
noun Informal.
a great quantity; a lot: a raft of trouble.
Origin of raft
21825–35; variant of raff large number (Middle English: abundance)
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British Dictionary definitions for raft (1 of 2)
raft1
/ (rɑːft) /
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
Derived forms of raft
rafting, nounWord Origin for raft
C15: from Old Norse raptr rafter
British Dictionary definitions for raft (2 of 2)
raft2
/ (rɑːft) /
noun
informal a large collection or amounta raft of old notebooks discovered in a cupboard
Word Origin for raft
C19: from raff
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