American English pronunciation
How to pronounce raft
IPA transcription: ['ɹæft]
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Noun
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(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”
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a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
Verb
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transport on a raft
“raft wood down a river”
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travel by raft in water
“Raft the Colorado River”
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make into a raft
“raft these logs”
Usage examples
- Generally agricultural aircraft have piston or turboprop engines.
- This is to avoid confusing them with the aircraft engines they are based on.
- Harsnett is noted for his sceptical attitude towards demons and witchcraft.
- A woman on a brown horse jumps of the fuselage of an aging jet aircraft.
- Its county seat is Grafton.
- They floated on the raft to sun their white backs.
- The third vessel in the operations was the Landing Craft Vehicle.
- Depending on the aircraft type, flaps may be partially extended for takeoff.
- The Art Workers Guild gave rise to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society.
- Tokyo Area Control Center directed the aircraft to descend and follow emergency landing vectors.