raft
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1.5
- noun
- /ræft/
:
balsa
- We decided to build a raft from logs to explore the river.
- a life raft
- build a raft
- a raft in water
So him being out of it, on his back on the raft, totally realistic.
- So him being out of it, on his back on the raft, totally realistic.
- They get off the boat onto this ice raft and they wait.
- And I'll never forget they came off this little raft when they felt safe.
- If they can capture your raft before you get to land, you get sent back.
- But now, interesting, he's riding a raft.
- And I was there and these people, the other people, because it was nine of us in this raft, this little swimming pool raft.
- We could shoot at, you know, rafts of Cuban exiles, you know, trying to float their way to freedom.
- In fact, for sure the old idea of a raft does not work.
Examples
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A perfect morning for lying motionless on a raft in a cold Canadian lake.
Academic text (1990) -
They found the raft on the other side of the lake.
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Now, on this raft, you can only bring up one person.
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If you were in a life raft with me, and there was only enough water for one...
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And I'll never forget they came off this little raft when they felt safe.
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We have to get to that raft!
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Your men will have to build a raft.
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So his mother, like many Cubans, wanted to get to America, took a life raft or a tire or something with the boy.
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Another ship, the Alaska Warrior, arrived and pulled those in the rafts to safety.
Academic text (2011) -
When I was six, my mom and I fled our country… on a raft.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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2.9
A small inflatable boat used to escape from a sinking ship
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8.1
A long boat with a flat bottom and square ends used to carry heavy loads on rivers
A light raft made from balsa wood used for travel on water
Compounds
- Specialized
A large concrete slab under a building that spreads its weight to stop sinking on soft ground
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Raft comes from an old German word for a flat bundle of wood used to float, so a raft is a simple boat or floating platform made by tying logs or planks together.