: 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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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
An additional en suite bedroom is tucked up into the rafters of the third floor, along with a media room and project studio.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
And after raising the franchise’s first banner to the Barclays Center rafters on Saturday, the Liberty defeated the Aces for the first win of the season.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Both looked to the heavens — well, the Ball Arena rafters — in utter disbelief.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Noun
And then Pivetta from the rafters with the 12-to-6 curveball.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
An additional en suite bedroom is tucked up into the rafters of the third floor, along with a media room and project studio.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
And after raising the franchise’s first banner to the Barclays Center rafters on Saturday, the Liberty defeated the Aces for the first win of the season.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Both looked to the heavens — well, the Ball Arena rafters — in utter disbelief.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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