Definitions
Flat floating platform, or a large number of things.
Word origin
Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from West Old Norse raptr, from Proto-Germanic *raf-tra-, from Proto-Indo-European *rap-tro-, from *rep- (“stake, beam”). See also Norwegian raft (“beam, rafter”), Danish raft (“thin pole”). Compare also Albanian trap (“raft, ferry”).
Used in a sentence
“They floated down the river on an inflatable raft”
“Pelicans, bills stuck forward, would gather in small rafts to move along in comical formation, before diving in unison […]”
“The ToolStripContainer provides built-in rafting and docking of ToolStrip, MenuStrip, and StatusStrip controls.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Log platform”4 letters
02“Floating platform”4 letters
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