raft 1 (r ft)n. 1. A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers. 2. A flatbottom inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water: shooting the rapids in a rubber raft. v. raft·ed, raft·ing, rafts v.tr. 1. To convey on a raft. 2. To make into a raft. v.intr. To travel by raft. [Middle English, from Old Norse raptr, beam, rafter.] |
| raft 2 (rft) n. Informal A great number, amount, or collection: "As the prairie dog goes, conservation biologists say, so may go a raft of other creatures" (William K. Stevens). [Alteration of dialectal raff, rubbish; see raffish.] |
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