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[rɑːft], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform
- a layer of reinforced concrete forming the foundation of a building
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘beam, rafter’): from Old Norse raptr ‘rafter’. The verb dates from the late 17th century
[rɑːft], (Verb)
Definitions:
- travel on or as if on a raft
(e.g: I have rafted along the Rio Grande)
- bring or fasten together (a number of boats or other objects) side by side
(e.g: we rafted the boats together off the shores of Murchison Island)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘beam, rafter’): from Old Norse raptr ‘rafter’. The verb dates from the late 17th century
[rɑːft], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large amount of something
(e.g: a raft of new policy promises)
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Origin
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mid 19th century: alteration of dialect raff ‘abundance’ (perhaps of Scandinavian origin), by association with raft in the sense ‘floating mass’
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