RAFT

Raft

A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a hull. Although there are cross-over boat types that blur this definition, rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or inflated air chambers, and are typically not propelled by an engine.

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raft

Noun

  1. A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
  2. A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
  3. A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals.
  4. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
  5. A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.

Verb

  1. to convey on a raft
  2. to make into a raft
  3. to travel by raft

Verb (etymology 2)

raft



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