: any of the parallel beams that support a roof
1
: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
2
: one who travels by raft
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Not to mention, her massive rock could be spotted no matter how near or far fans were to her suite section, dazzling so bright that ticket holders in the rafters could catch a glimpse.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The Green Wave made sure the rafters didn’t remain lonely as a 3-1 win over Mashpee clinched the program’s first-ever SSL Tobin title.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Video shows the monkey swinging through the rafters while wearing a diaper, according to Storyful.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Not to mention, her massive rock could be spotted no matter how near or far fans were to her suite section, dazzling so bright that ticket holders in the rafters could catch a glimpse.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The Green Wave made sure the rafters didn’t remain lonely as a 3-1 win over Mashpee clinched the program’s first-ever SSL Tobin title.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rafter
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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