Rafter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

someone who travels by raft

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæftɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaftə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaftə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæftɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raftsman raftman baulk balk

Parts of Speech

noun	one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
noun	someone who travels by raft
verb	provide (a ceiling) with rafters

Word Forms

rafter	verb	provide (a ceiling) with rafters
raft	verb	travel by raft in water
rafter	noun	one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sparren

einer von mehreren parallelen schrägen Balken, die ein Dach tragen

🇫🇷French

chevron

l'une des nombreuses poutres inclinées parallèles qui soutiennent un toit

🇪🇸Spanish

viga

Una de varias vigas inclinadas paralelas que sostienen un techo.

🇮🇹Italian

trave

una delle numerose travi inclinate parallele che sostengono un tetto

🇳🇱Dutch

dakspant

een van de vele parallelle schuine balken die een dak ondersteunen

🇵🇹Portuguese

viga

uma das várias vigas inclinadas paralelas que sustentam um telhado

🇷🇺Russian

стропила

одна из нескольких параллельных наклонных балок, поддерживающих крышу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांझी

छत को सहारा देने वाले कई समानांतर ढलान वाले बीमों में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেলা

বেশ কয়েকটি সমান্তরাল ঢালু বিমের মধ্যে একটি যা ছাদকে সমর্থন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ராஃப்ட்டர்

கூரையை ஆதரிக்கும் பல இணையான சாய்வான விட்டங்களில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

తెప్ప

పైకప్పుకు మద్దతు ఇచ్చే అనేక సమాంతర వాలుగా ఉండే కిరణాలలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

राफ्टर

छताला आधार देणाऱ्या अनेक समांतर स्लोपिंग बीमपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાફ્ટર

છતને ટેકો આપતા અનેક સમાંતર ઢોળાવવાળા બીમમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಫ್ಟರ್

ಛಾವಣಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಹಲವಾರು ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಇಳಿಜಾರಿನ ಕಿರಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റാഫ്റ്റർ

മേൽക്കൂരയെ പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന നിരവധി സമാന്തര ചരിഞ്ഞ ബീമുകളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਫਟਰ

ਕਈ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਢਲਾਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਬੀਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜੋ ਛੱਤ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

راٹر

متعدد متوازی ڈھلوان بیموں میں سے ایک جو چھت کو سہارا دیتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

椽

支撑屋顶的几根平行倾斜梁之一

🇯🇵Japanese

垂木

屋根を支えるいくつかの平行な傾斜した梁のうちの 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

서까래

지붕을 지지하는 여러 개의 평행한 경사 보 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xà nhà

một trong nhiều dầm dốc song song đỡ mái nhà

🇹🇭Thai

จันทัน

หนึ่งในคานลาดเอียงขนานกันที่รองรับหลังคา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasau

salah satu dari beberapa balok miring paralel yang menopang atap

🇲🇾Malay

kasau

salah satu daripada beberapa rasuk condong selari yang menyokong bumbung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العوارض الخشبية

واحدة من عدة عوارض مائلة متوازية تدعم السقف

🇮🇷Persian

قایق

یکی از چندین تیرهای شیبدار موازی که سقف را نگه می دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

kiriş

çatıyı destekleyen birkaç paralel eğimli kirişten biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹרָה

אחת מכמה קורות משופעות מקבילות התומכות בגג

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