: 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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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This roster has one NBA player and lost a star in Isaiah Stevens, whose number belongs in the rafters — and got better.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Red and white confetti fell from the Madison Square Garden rafters.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Pendants from Philadelphia schools frame the windows; T-shirts and jerseys hang from the rafters.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The walk from the locker room to the court at Wintrust Arena, her wife’s DePaul jersey hanging in the rafters.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This roster has one NBA player and lost a star in Isaiah Stevens, whose number belongs in the rafters — and got better.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Red and white confetti fell from the Madison Square Garden rafters.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Pendants from Philadelphia schools frame the windows; T-shirts and jerseys hang from the rafters.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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