rafter (redirected from Rafters)

raft·er ¹  (rftr)

n.

One who travels by raft.

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raf·ter ²  (rftr)

n.

One of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof.

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[Middle English, from Old English ræfter.]

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raftered adj.

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rafter [ˈrɑːftə]

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any one of a set of sloping beams that form the framework of a roof

[Old English ræfter; related to Old Saxon rehter, Old Norse raptr, Old High German rāvo; see raft¹]

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Rafter a large and of ten motley collection of people and things.

Example: rafter of turkeys.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rafter - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof balk, baulk beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
	2.	rafter - someone who travels by raft           raftman, raftsman traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
Verb	1.	rafter - provide (a ceiling) with rafters architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

Translations

rafter [ˈrɑːftəʳ] N → viga f, cabrio m
the rafters (loosely) → el techo

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rafter [ˈrɑːftə^r] n [roof] → chevron m

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rafter

n → (Dach)sparren m

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rafter [ˈrɑːftəʳ] n → trave f (del tetto), puntone m (Archit)

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rafter [ˈrɑːftəʳ] n → trave f (del tetto), puntone m (Archit)

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rafter

n rafter [ˈraːftə]

a beam supporting the roof of a house. hoofbalk, dakspar رافِدَه мертек krokev tagspær der Dachsparren δοκάρι, καδρόνι viga sarikas تیر سقف؛ دار بام kattopalkki chevron קוֹרַת גַג कड़ी krovna greda szarufa para-para (þak)sperra travicello たる木 서까래 gegnė (jumta) spāre rumah rakit balk takbjelke/-sperre krokiew viga grindă стропило krokva tram rog taksparre คานค้ำหลังคา çatı kirişi 屋椽 кроква شہتیری xà nhà 椽子