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Rafter | Raft | Rafters | Rafts | Rafting | Rafted | Rafterman | Raftery

Rafter meaning

  1. One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
  2. A flock of turkeys.

Synonyms of Rafter

balk render provide supply traveller traveler raftman raftsman beam baulk furnish

Related words

Other words often associated with Rafter or its synonyms:

give check mortal hinderance individual expanse difficulty impediment cater somebody hindrance person

Using Rafter

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. | A flock of turkeys.
  • Useful related words include: balk, render, provide, supply.
  • In the example corpus, rafter often appears in combinations such as: pat rafter, rafter arena, rafter who.

Context around Rafter

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pat 5× 2001 1× crowd 1× nicholas 1× patrick 1× individually 1× canadian 1× novice 1×

Often after:

arena 4× reached 1× lost 1× remained 1× shaking 1× noted 1× rescued 1× cat 1× acknowledged 1×

Sentence patterns with Rafter

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a canadian rafter rescued a 1× according to rafter the examinees 1× and pat rafter 1× and patrick rafter who all 1× at pat rafter arena 1× at pat rafter arena brisbane 1× collapsing the rafter and everyone 1× down the rafter and make 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a canadian rafter 1× a top six 1× according to rafter 1× carefully drive your 1× catch up on 1× charlie mark cameron 1×

Common sentence endings:

and pat rafter 1× back to health 1× cash no 4 1× chocolat in everything 1× everyone on it 1× for child endangerment 1×

Words around Rafter

Just before it in the word index:

rafted 7 raftaar 2 raft 375 rafsanjani 12 rafizi 9 rafiyev 2

Just after it in the word index:

rafterman 5 rafters 75 raftery 4 rafting 57 raftis 3 raftopoulos 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abstention 49 acadiana 49 actuarial 49 admonition 49 aimless 49 akintola 49

Corpus analysis for Rafter

  • In this selection, "rafter" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pat, 2001, crowd, arena, reached and lost stand out and add context to how "rafter" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a canadian rafter rescued a and according to rafter the examinees. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rafter" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rafter

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He fires into a crossbeam, collapsing the rafter and everyone on it. (12 words)

Individually, Rafter has won hundreds of awards in her journalism career spanning four decade. (14 words)

Payton Shires and her fiancé Nicholas Rafter, who spent time behind bars for child endangerment. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Of the numerous other standouts, here is a sampling: Thornetta Davis in the bluesy “BDB Women”; Ray in the spare, piano-bar style “Stormé DeLarverie”; Wes Olivier in the rafter-shaking “Audre Lorde”; Le Gateau Chocolat in everything. (38 words)

Charlie Mark Cameron was born in Mount Isa on July 5, 1994, to indigenous parents from the Lardil and Waanyi people, his birthplace being shared by fellow Australian sporting notables in Simon Black, Greg Norman and Pat Rafter. (38 words)

In 2001, Rafter reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, but despite holding a two sets to one lead and having the support of the home crowd, Rafter lost the match to Agassi in five sets. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

In 2001, Rafter reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, but despite holding a two sets to one lead and having the support of the home crowd, Rafter lost the match to Agassi in five sets.

Catch up on the highlights between Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson (AUS) and Rafael Nadal/Marc Lopez (ESP) from Day 1 of the 2023/24 Brisbane International at Pat Rafter Arena.

Iga Swiatek (POL) takes on Belinda Bencic (SUI) in the 22/23 United Cup at Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane.

Payton Shires and her fiancé Nicholas Rafter, who spent time behind bars for child endangerment.

According to Rafter, the examinees will be allowed to enter the facility at 3 a.m. The exam will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A top-six place would put him alongside Lleyton Hewitt, John Newcombe and Patrick Rafter, who all got to No.1, Ken Rosewall (No.2), Rod Laver (No.3) and Pat Cash (No.4).

Individually, Rafter has won hundreds of awards in her journalism career spanning four decade.

In other instances, the feet of the rafter remained anchored to the building while the rest of the roof was destroyed.

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Of the numerous other standouts, here is a sampling: Thornetta Davis in the bluesy “BDB Women”; Ray in the spare, piano-bar style “Stormé DeLarverie”; Wes Olivier in the rafter-shaking “Audre Lorde”; Le Gateau Chocolat in everything.

Rafter noted that outside NSW, guards were strip-searched, while using drug dogs was another option.

Rafter, who has served on the Allouez board for 10 years, including eight years as president, said political polarization is one of the biggest issues in the state.

Rune can win a fifth ATP title before the age of 21 at the Pat Rafter Arena tomorrow.

A Canadian rafter rescued a coyote pup during a trip in Saskatchewan and nursed it back to health.

Formerly a ‘rafter cat,’ she now allows humans to pet her, though you may have to go to her.

He fires into a crossbeam, collapsing the rafter and everyone on it.

Rafter acknowledged how "intense" it was to see the staff in full personal protective equipment.

The novice rafter should let the guide check their life jacket to make certain it fits and that they have put it on correctly.

The world No.30 got the Australian cause off to the best possible start when he defeated Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena on Friday night.

Carefully drive your drone down the rafter, and make your way onto the red sprinkler system that stretches to the south.

Charlie Mark Cameron was born in Mount Isa on July 5, 1994, to indigenous parents from the Lardil and Waanyi people, his birthplace being shared by fellow Australian sporting notables in Simon Black, Greg Norman and Pat Rafter.

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Common combinations with rafter

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rafter" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2001, Rafter reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, but despite holding a two sets to one lead and having the support of the home crowd, Rafter lost the match to Agassi in five sets." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rafter" from authentic English texts.
What does "rafter" mean?
Rafter means: One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
What are synonyms of "rafter"?
Common synonyms of "rafter" include: balk, render, provide, supply, traveller, traveler, raftman, raftsman. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "rafter" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "rafter", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.