: any of the parallel beams that support a roof
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: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
2
: one who travels by raft
Examples of rafter in a Sentence
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The Arkansas River fills with snowmelt in late spring and early summer, creating a whitewater playground for rafters, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Abassi was so thrilled with the response that his tuxedo shirt came untucked from his pants as his jumped up and down, waving to the rafters.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Back in February, a crew member on Marvel Studios' Wonder Man died after falling from the rafters on the set.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2024
The lobby, which is filled with eclectic furniture, is as ideal for a matcha latte as for a martini; the airy rooms have thoughtful accents, like the wooden swing that hung from the rafters of my spacious suite.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The lawyer also suggested that Chelsea Piers may have violated state whistle-blower regulations because the coaches had previously complained about health and safety concerns at the rinks after a ventilation unit fell from the rafters onto the ice during a late-night hockey game.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2024
That time, though, mother and daughter were as far as possible from the stage in the rafters, with only Bey’s whipping hair visible from that nosebleed vantage.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2024
All were carried toward the rafters, and lost, as the peak of the house’s tin roof disappeared.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
The retired Miami Heat legend, whose No. 3 jersey hangs in the rafters at the Kaseya Center, was back in town for a good cause that had nothing to do with basketball.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The Arkansas River fills with snowmelt in late spring and early summer, creating a whitewater playground for rafters, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Abassi was so thrilled with the response that his tuxedo shirt came untucked from his pants as his jumped up and down, waving to the rafters.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Back in February, a crew member on Marvel Studios' Wonder Man died after falling from the rafters on the set.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2024
The lobby, which is filled with eclectic furniture, is as ideal for a matcha latte as for a martini; the airy rooms have thoughtful accents, like the wooden swing that hung from the rafters of my spacious suite.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The lawyer also suggested that Chelsea Piers may have violated state whistle-blower regulations because the coaches had previously complained about health and safety concerns at the rinks after a ventilation unit fell from the rafters onto the ice during a late-night hockey game.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2024
That time, though, mother and daughter were as far as possible from the stage in the rafters, with only Bey’s whipping hair visible from that nosebleed vantage.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2024
All were carried toward the rafters, and lost, as the peak of the house’s tin roof disappeared.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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