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The correct spelling is raft.
How to pronounce raft
/ɹɑːft/
nounIPA: /ɹɑːft/
Say it like: Raf-t
The correct spelling is raft. A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. For example: "An inflatable raft. A log raft."
Usage Examples
“An inflatable raft. A log raft.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- 2.(by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
- 3.A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
- 4.A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
- 5.(when ordering food) A slice of toast.
verb
- 1.To convey on a raft.
- 2.To make into a raft.
- 3.To travel by raft.
- 4.To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.
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