Definition of Raft
Raft
Raft
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(noun)
A flat structure of logs or planks fastened together, used for floating or supporting heavy loads.
e.g. The explorers built a raft to cross the treacherous river.
(verb)
to travel on a raft;
e.g. The boys rafted on the river for days on end.
(verb)
to fasten things together side by side;
e.g. They rafted their canoes together off the shore of the island.
(noun)
a floating mass that is naturally cohesive or stuck together;
e.g. Rafts of kelp surrounded the boat that hadn't been removed the from the river for weeks.
(noun)
a collection or group of animals that are resting on water;
e.g. We canoed past a raft of 12 little ducks in the lake.
(verb)
to transport or move by the means of a raft;
e.g. The young boy rafted building materials across the river to his brother.
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