raft
noun
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials.
rafts
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present tense formof raft (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As he and two other crew members scrambled to grab onto debris and rafts, they realized that one of them was missing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Citizen Zoo has also set up camera traps and "latrine rafts" - floating rafts where the water voles defecate - to help gather evidence of the population on the Hogsmill.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“He’s landing rockets on robot drone rafts in the ocean, and you’re saying he doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Ellison rebuffed critics at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
It was like a library in there, tall stacks of rods, shirts, hats, pants, shoes and jackets, and tennis rackets and inflatable rafts lining the narrow aisles.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
