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Word entry · 4 letters

raft

Best crossword clue

"Log platform"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹɑːft/Part of speech verb, nounSorted afrtStarts with REnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2A3F4T

Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Log platform4 letters
02Floating platform4 letters

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