: any of the parallel beams that support a roof
1
: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
2
: one who travels by raft
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey will be raised to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena.
—Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Warriors legend Andre Iguodala, whose jersey was lifted into the rafters after the win over Dallas, played that part as well as anyone.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The scoreboard that hangs from the rafters at center ice inside 3M Arena at Mariucci only has two digits that show up in the season record after the final horn blows.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
What Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison did for the city of Los Angeles, NBA and the Lakers should put his name in the rafters at Crypto.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey will be raised to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena.
—Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Warriors legend Andre Iguodala, whose jersey was lifted into the rafters after the win over Dallas, played that part as well as anyone.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The scoreboard that hangs from the rafters at center ice inside 3M Arena at Mariucci only has two digits that show up in the season record after the final horn blows.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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