raft
noun
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials.
rafted
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past participleof raft.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof raft.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
raftnouna more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials.
Example Sentences
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In June, they rafted the South Fork of the American River, along with stops in Old Sacramento and, last of all, Columbia State Historic Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The first mammal from South America discovered in the older beds was from a primate species, which is presumed to have rafted across the seaway.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
In Wyoming, the Thomases fished, rafted on the Snake River and sat by a campfire overlooking the Teton Range with the other couples.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
Miguel Angel Salazar-Estrada, who rafted over the Rio Grande, told Border Patrol agents his family paid $17,000 for him to be smuggled from Guatemala.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
I still couldn’t catch the old tiger, so I rafted to shore and got Mr. Jacket.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
