: 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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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Next year, the former superstar's jersey will be floated to the rafters for Chicago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
My jersey’s still up in the rafters in the Gay Ho Hall of Fame.
—Wren Sanders, Them, 16 Dec. 2024
And the water was a comfortable temperature: Unlike the bracing snowmelt that many rafters brave across the western United States, the Upper Klamath water that flowed from Boyle Reservoir and Upper Klamath Lake farther upstream was known for its warmth.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Eric Staal’s No. 12 will rise to the rafters before the Hurricanes play the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Next year, the former superstar's jersey will be floated to the rafters for Chicago.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
My jersey’s still up in the rafters in the Gay Ho Hall of Fame.
—Wren Sanders, Them, 16 Dec. 2024
And the water was a comfortable temperature: Unlike the bracing snowmelt that many rafters brave across the western United States, the Upper Klamath water that flowed from Boyle Reservoir and Upper Klamath Lake farther upstream was known for its warmth.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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