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R0020000 (răft)n.1. A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.2. A flatbottom inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water: shooting the rapids in a rubber raft.v. raft·ed, raft·ing, rafts v.tr.1. To convey on a raft.2. To make into a raft.v.intr. To travel by raft.

[Middle English, from Old Norse raptr, beam, rafter.]

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R0020000 (răft) n. Informal A great number, amount, or collection: "As the prairie dog goes, conservation biologists say, so may go a raft of other creatures" (William K. Stevens).

[Originally American English, alteration (probably influenced by raft) of dialectal English (Scotland and Northern England) raff, a large collection or number (of something), abundance, from Middle English raf in rif and raf, everything, one and all, sweepings, rubbish; see riffraff.]

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(rɑːft) n1. (Nautical Terms) a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc, used as a vessel or moored platform2. (Building) a thick slab of reinforced concrete laid over soft ground to provide a foundation for a buildingvb (Nautical Terms) to convey on or travel by raft, or make a raft from[C15: from Old Norse raptr rafter] ˈrafting n

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(rɑːft) ninformal a large collection or amount: a raft of old notebooks discovered in a cupboard. [C19: from raff]

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(ræft, rɑft)
n. 1. a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant materials: an inflatable rubber raft. 2. a collection of logs, planks, casks, etc., fastened together for floating on water. 3. life raft. 4. a slab of reinforced concrete providing a footing on yielding soil, usu. for a whole building. v.t. 5. to transport on a raft. 6. to form (logs or the like) into a raft. 7. to travel or cross by raft. 8. (of an ice floe) to transport (embedded organic or rock debris) from the shore out to sea. v.i. 9. to use a raft; go or travel on a raft. [1250–1300; Middle English rafte, perhaps < Old Norse raptr rafter1]

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(ræft, rɑft)

n. Informal. a great quantity; a lot. [1825–35; variant of raff in sense “large number” (Middle English: abundance)]

Raft

a large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately; a dense flock of swimming birds; a collection of logs; fallen trees.Examples: raft of auks (at sea); of swimming birds; of books; of crocodiles, 1774; of fellows, 1833; of folk; of logs; of masts, 1497; of people; of reporters; of tamarisk, 1822; of timber, 1745; of trees, 1806; of fallen trees; of verdure, 1876.

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Past participle: rafted
Gerund: rafting

Imperative
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Present
I raft
you raft
he/she/it rafts
we raft
you raft
they raft

Preterite
I rafted
you rafted
he/she/it rafted
we rafted
you rafted
they rafted

Present Continuous
I am rafting
you are rafting
he/she/it is rafting
we are rafting
you are rafting
they are rafting

Present Perfect
I have rafted
you have rafted
he/she/it has rafted
we have rafted
you have rafted
they have rafted

Past Continuous
I was rafting
you were rafting
he/she/it was rafting
we were rafting
you were rafting
they were rafting

Past Perfect
I had rafted
you had rafted
he/she/it had rafted
we had rafted
you had rafted
they had rafted

Future
I will raft
you will raft
he/she/it will raft
we will raft
you will raft
they will raft

Future Perfect
I will have rafted
you will have rafted
he/she/it will have rafted
we will have rafted
you will have rafted
they will have rafted

Future Continuous
I will be rafting
you will be rafting
he/she/it will be rafting
we will be rafting
you will be rafting
they will be rafting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rafting
you have been rafting
he/she/it has been rafting
we have been rafting
you have been rafting
they have been rafting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rafting
you will have been rafting
he/she/it will have been rafting
we will have been rafting
you will have been rafting
they will have been rafting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rafting
you had been rafting
he/she/it had been rafting
we had been rafting
you had been rafting
they had been rafting

Conditional
I would raft
you would raft
he/she/it would raft
we would raft
you would raft
they would raft

Past Conditional
I would have rafted
you would have rafted
he/she/it would have rafted
we would have rafted
you would have rafted
they would have rafted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raft - a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmersbalsa raft, Kon Tiki - a light raft made of balsafloat - something that floats on the surface of waterCarling float, life raft - a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency
	2.	raft - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sightlarge indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitudedeluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Verb	1.	raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to placeraft - travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	2.	raft - travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
	3.	raft - make into a raft; "raft these logs"fabricate, manufacture, construct - put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"

Translations

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(raːft) noun a number of logs, planks etc fastened together and used as a boat. 木筏

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floating platform of wood, cork, or air-inflated rubber for conveying goods or people. Originally, several logs, bound together by vines, strips of animal skin, and later rope, formed a flat surface upon which goods and people could move across bodies of water. From prehistoric times to the 19th cent. rafting was an important means of transportation. Rafts were indispensable in the frontier period of American history; on rivers such as the Ohio and Mississippi they were used to convey settlers and transport supplies. Large rafts are still used occasionally on the Pacific coast to float lumber along the coastline. In recent times life rafts have come to replace lifeboats on many vessels. Because they are more easily handled and cannot capsize or crash in launching, life rafts can merely be thrown over the side of a ship or permitted to slide down into the water. They contain distress signals and other emergency paraphernalia to sustain the lives of persons awaiting rescue.

Raft

(1) A transport unit composed of bundles of logs that is used for timber flotation. Usually rafts are towed by a vessel; more rarely they float with the current of the river. The shape of river and lake rafts is usually rectangular, and their volume may be as much as 27,000 cu m. Seagoing rafts are cigar-shaped, and their volume may exceed 1,500 cu m.

(2) A platform made up of several connected floating objects, on top of which a plank flooring is usually laid. People and cargo are transported over water on rafts. The rafts are propelled by poles, oars, or sails. For making the rafts, logs, reed bundles, floats from hollow objects (barrels or boxes), or inflated containers are used.

(3) A means for rescuing people; part of the rescue equipment of a vessel or aircraft.

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[raft] (engineering) A quantity of timber or lumber secured together by means of ropes, chains, or rods and used for transportation by floating. (geology) A rock fragment caught up in a magma and drifting freely, more or less vertically. float coal (hydrology) An accumulation or jam of floating logs, driftwood, dislodged trees, or other debris, formed naturally in a stream by caving of the banks.

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a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc., used as a vessel or moored platform

RAFT

(Resource Area For Teaching, San Jose, CA, www.raft.net) A non-profit organization that offers materials and its Silicon Valley facility to help K-12 kids learn science, math, technology and art with hands-on activities. RAFT recycles surplus and used equipment as well as scrap materials and routinely sends trucks to local donors for pickup. See e-cycling.

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noun a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

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noun (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent

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