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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AFP images showed residents using rafts and inflated boats to reach higher ground with the help of the state's disaster response officials.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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
The process resembles natural strategies seen in diving bell spiders, which carry air bubbles underwater, and in fire ants, which form floating rafts using their water-resistant bodies.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
Anderson said small plastic sleds are allowed while inflatable rafts or sleds, and those sleds with metal, aren’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
There are cheery kayakers and bicyclists and crews of friends carrying rafts.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
