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1. (n.) rafter
any of a series of timbers or the like, usu. having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
2. (n.) rafter
a person who travels on a raft.
Etymology: (1975–80; raft1+ -er1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rafter, balk, baulk
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
2. (verb) raftsman, raftman, rafter
someone who travels by raft
3. (verb) rafter
provide (a ceiling) with rafters
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rafter
a raftsman
2. (noun) rafter
originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post
3. (verb) rafter
to make into rafters, as timber
4. (verb) rafter
to furnish with rafters, as a house
5. (verb) rafter
to plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge
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Sense: a beam supporting the roof of a house.
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 Afrikaans: hoofbalk, dakspar |
 Arabic: رافِدَه |
 Bulgarian: мертек |
 Brazilian: viga |
 Czech: krokev |
 German: der Dachsparren |
 Danish: tagspær |
 Greek: δοκάρι, καδρόνι |
 Spanish: viga |
 Estonian: sarikas |
 Farsi: تیر سقف؛ دار بام |
 Finnish: kattopalkki |
 French: chevron |
 Hebrew: קוֹרַת גַג |
 Hindi: कड़ी |
 Croatian: krovna greda |
 Hungarian: szarufa |
 Indonesian: para-para |
 Icelandic: (þak)sperra |
 Italian: travicello |
 Japanese: たる木 |
 Korean: 서까래 |
 Lithuanian: gegnė |
 Latvian: (jumta) spāre |
 Malay: rumah rakit |
 Dutch: balk |
 Norwegian: takbjelke/-sperre |
 Polish: krokiew |
 Persian: تیر سقف؛ دار بام |
 Pashto: يوه مايله ويشه ياتمبه چه |
 Portuguese: viga |
 Romanian: grindă |
 Russian: стропило |
 Slovak: krokva |
 Slovenian: tram |
 Serbian: rog |
 Swedish: taksparre |
 Thai: คานค้ำหลังคา |
 Turkish: çatı kirişi |
 Taiwanese: 屋椽 |
 Ukrainian: кроква |
 Urdu: شہتیری |
 Vietnamese: xà nhà |
 Chinese: 椽子 |
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