Raft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæft/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaft/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæft/.

Examples

a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mint spate deal pot stack peck quite a little batch great deal lot muckle plenty mountain pile tidy sum flock slew sight wad hatful passel mass mess heap

Parts of Speech

noun	a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
noun	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent “a batch of letters”
verb	transport on a raft “raft wood down a river”
verb	travel by raft in water “Raft the Colorado River”
verb	make into a raft “raft these logs”

Word Forms

raft	verb	make into a raft
heap	verb	fill to overflow
pile	verb	press tightly together or cram
plenteous	adjective	affording an abundant supply
wad	verb	crowd or pack to capacity
raft	noun	a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
rafter	noun	someone who travels by raft

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Floß

ein flacher Schwimmkörper (normalerweise aus Baumstämmen oder Brettern), der zum Transport oder als Plattform für Schwimmer verwendet werden kann

🇫🇷French

radeau

un flotteur plat (généralement constitué de rondins ou de planches) qui peut être utilisé pour le transport ou comme plate-forme pour les nageurs

🇪🇸Spanish

balsa

un flotador plano (generalmente hecho de troncos o tablas) que puede usarse como transporte o como plataforma para los nadadores

🇮🇹Italian

zattera

un galleggiante piatto (solitamente fatto di tronchi o assi) che può essere utilizzato per il trasporto o come piattaforma per i nuotatori

🇳🇱Dutch

vlot

een platte drijver (meestal gemaakt van boomstammen of planken) die kan worden gebruikt voor transport of als platform voor zwemmers

🇵🇹Portuguese

jangada

um flutuador plano (geralmente feito de troncos ou tábuas) que pode ser usado para transporte ou como plataforma para nadadores

🇷🇺Russian

плот

плоский поплавок (обычно сделанный из бревен или досок), который можно использовать для транспортировки или в качестве платформы для пловцов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेड़ा

एक सपाट फ्लोट (आमतौर पर लॉग या तख्तों से बना) जिसका उपयोग परिवहन के लिए या तैराकों के लिए एक मंच के रूप में किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেলা

একটি সমতল ভাসমান (সাধারণত লগ বা তক্তা দিয়ে তৈরি) যা পরিবহনের জন্য বা সাঁতারুদের জন্য একটি প্ল্যাটফর্ম হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

தெப்பம்

ஒரு தட்டையான மிதவை (பொதுவாக பதிவுகள் அல்லது பலகைகளால் ஆனது) இது போக்குவரத்துக்கு அல்லது நீச்சல் வீரர்களுக்கான தளமாக பயன்படுத்தப்படலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెప్ప

ఫ్లాట్ ఫ్లోట్ (సాధారణంగా లాగ్‌లు లేదా పలకలతో తయారు చేయబడింది) దీనిని రవాణా కోసం లేదా ఈతగాళ్లకు వేదికగా ఉపయోగించవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

तराफा

एक सपाट फ्लोट (सामान्यत: लॉग किंवा फळ्यांनी बनलेला) जो वाहतुकीसाठी किंवा पोहणाऱ्यांसाठी व्यासपीठ म्हणून वापरला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરાપો

સપાટ ફ્લોટ (સામાન્ય રીતે લોગ અથવા પાટિયાથી બનેલો) જેનો ઉપયોગ પરિવહન માટે અથવા તરવૈયાઓ માટે પ્લેટફોર્મ તરીકે થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಪ್ಪ

ಫ್ಲಾಟ್ ಫ್ಲೋಟ್ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಲಾಗ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹಲಗೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ) ಇದನ್ನು ಸಾರಿಗೆಗಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಈಜುಗಾರರಿಗೆ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചങ്ങാടം

ഒരു ഫ്ലാറ്റ് ഫ്ലോട്ട് (സാധാരണയായി ലോഗുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പലകകൾ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ചത്) അത് ഗതാഗതത്തിനോ നീന്തൽക്കാർക്ക് ഒരു പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਫਲੈਟ ਫਲੋਟ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੌਗਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਤਖਤੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ) ਜੋ ਆਵਾਜਾਈ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਤੈਰਾਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਲੇਟਫਾਰਮ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیڑا

ایک فلیٹ فلوٹ (عام طور پر نوشتہ جات یا تختوں سے بنا ہوا) جسے نقل و حمل کے لیے یا تیراکوں کے لیے پلیٹ فارم کے طور پر استعمال کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

筏

扁平的浮体（通常由原木或木板制成），可用于运输或作为游泳者的平台

🇯🇵Japanese

ラフト

輸送または水泳選手のプラットフォームとして使用できる平らな浮き（通常は丸太または板で作られている）

🇰🇷Korean

뗏목

운송이나 수영을 위한 플랫폼으로 사용할 수 있는 평평한 플로트(보통 통나무나 판자로 만들어짐)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bè

một chiếc phao phẳng (thường được làm bằng gỗ hoặc ván) có thể được sử dụng để vận chuyển hoặc làm bệ cho người bơi

🇹🇭Thai

แพ

ทุ่นแบน (มักทำจากท่อนไม้หรือไม้กระดาน) ที่สามารถใช้สำหรับการขนส่งหรือเป็นแพลตฟอร์มสำหรับนักว่ายน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rakit

pelampung datar (biasanya terbuat dari kayu gelondongan atau papan) yang dapat digunakan untuk transportasi atau sebagai platform untuk perenang

🇵🇭Filipino

balsa

isang flat float (karaniwang gawa sa mga troso o tabla) na maaaring gamitin para sa transportasyon o bilang isang plataporma para sa mga manlalangoy

🇲🇾Malay

rakit

pelampung rata (biasanya diperbuat daripada kayu balak atau papan) yang boleh digunakan untuk pengangkutan atau sebagai platform untuk perenang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طوف

عوامة مسطحة (عادة ما تكون مصنوعة من جذوع الأشجار أو الألواح) يمكن استخدامها للنقل أو كمنصة للسباحين

🇮🇷Persian

قایق

شناور مسطح (معمولاً از کنده یا تخته چوب ساخته شده است) که می تواند برای حمل و نقل یا به عنوان سکویی برای شناگران استفاده شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

sal

taşıma için veya yüzücüler için bir platform olarak kullanılabilen düz bir şamandıra (genellikle kütük veya kalaslardan yapılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַפסוֹדָה

מצוף שטוח (בדרך כלל עשוי מבולי עץ או קרשים) שיכול לשמש להובלה או כפלטפורמה לשחיינים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'raft'?

The primary meaning of 'raft' is 'a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'raft' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'raft' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'raft' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'raft' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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