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What (who) is rafts - definition
FLAT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OR TRANSPORTATION OVER WATER
Rafts; Raftsman; Raft building
Raft
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Reave.
II. Raft ·- of Reave.
III. Raft ·noun A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
IV. Raft ·vt To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
V. Raft ·noun A collection of logs, fallen trees, ·etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
VI. Raft ·noun A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.
raft
(rafts)
1.
A raft is a floating platform made from large pieces of wood or other materials tied together.
...a river trip on bamboo rafts through dense rainforest.
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2.
A raft is a small rubber or plastic boat that you blow air into to make it float.
The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.
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see also life raft
3.
A raft of people or things is a lot of them.
He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical...
= host of
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raft
n.
1) to launch a raft
2) a life raft
Wikipedia
Raft
A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is usually of basic design, characterized by the absence of a hull. Rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or inflated air chambers (such as pontoons), and are typically not propelled by an engine. Rafts are an ancient mode of transport; naturally-occurring rafts such as entwined vegetation and pieces of wood have been used to traverse water since the dawn of humanity.
Examples of use of rafts
1. "Inflatable rafts will be used to reach stranded people.
2. Search and rescue teams checked the river with rafts Tuesday.
3. Float trips also include rafts, kayaking or canoeing.
4. A Coast Guard plane earlier Monday dropped three life rafts, but roiling waters shoved the rafts underneath the dipping port side of the 654–foot ship.
5. "The rescuers brought rafts up to the houses," Moore said.