Rafters - English meaning

Rafters – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof.
Usage examples:
The rafters above his bed

noun
A person who travels on a raft.
Usage examples:
Angela, a whitewater rafter, skydiver and the family's risk-taker was intrigued by the idea.

椽子

Spanten

Chevrons

Sparren

छत

Travi

서까래

Стропила

Vigas

Word origin

Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin; related to raft1.

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noun
A beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof.
Usage examples:
The rafters above his bed

noun
A person who travels on a raft.
Usage examples:
Angela, a whitewater rafter, skydiver and the family's risk-taker was intrigued by the idea.

noun
Any of the large, specially shaped pieces of wood that support a roof

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