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Rafter Common

Rafter has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

2

someone who travels by raft

3

One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

4

A raftsman.

Verb
1

provide (a ceiling) with rafters

2

To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
raftsman pole plate raft viga plough blade raftering furrow
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
beam traveler supply
Rhyming Words
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