A raft is a vessel or structure that's made to float on water. You might have an inflatable raft you use for floating around your backyard pool.
imp. & p. p. of
Noun
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
Noun
(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"; "it must have cost plenty"
Verb
make into a raft; "raft these logs"
Verb
travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
Verb
transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
imp. & p. p. of Reave.
n.
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.
n.
A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed
in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs
navigation.
n.
A large collection of people or things taken
indiscriminately.
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make
into a raft; as, to raft timber.
of Reave
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imp. & p. p. of
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.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft;
Usage Examples
Today I can announce a raft of reforms that we estimate could save over 2.5 million police hours every year. That's the equivalent of more than 1,200 police officer posts. These reforms are a watershed moment in policing. They show that we really mean business in busting bureaucracy.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt's hard now to imagine that kind of travel and the daily tasks they simply took for granted. If a wagon axle broke, you had to stop and carve a new one. To cross a river, you sometimes had to build a raft.