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Meaning of raft

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

raft

Pronunciation:/ɹɑːft//ɹæft/

noun

Definitions

  1. A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

    Example: An inflatable raft. A log raft.

  2. (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.

  3. A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.

  4. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.

verb

Definitions

  1. To convey on a raft.

  2. To make into a raft.

  3. To travel by raft.

  4. To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.