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rafted Definition


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raft
noun
    1. A flat structure of logs, timber, etc, fastened together so as to float on water, used for transport or as a platform.
    2. A flat, floating mass of ice, vegetation, etc.
    3. A wide layer of concrete to support a building on soft ground.
verb rafted, rafting
    1a. To transport something by raft;
    1b. To transport something in the form of a raft.
    intr
    2. To travel by raft.
    3. To cross or travel down (water, a river, etc) by raft.
    tr & intr
    4. To form into a raft.
    intr
    5. Said of ice, etc: to pile up by overriding.
Etymology: 15c: from Norse raptr.



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