"rafter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæftəɹ/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rafter.wav Forms: rafters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ræfter}} Old English ræfter, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{en-noun}} rafter (plural rafters)
  1. (architecture) 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. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (one of a series of sloped beams): στρωτήρ (strōtḗr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ծպեղ (cpeġ) (Armenian), мертек (mertek) [masculine] (Bulgarian), biga [feminine] (Catalan), jàssena [feminine] (Catalan), jàssera [feminine] (Catalan), کاریتە (karîte) (Central Kurdish), (chuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 椽子 (chuánzi) (Chinese Mandarin), krokev [feminine] (Czech), trua [feminine] (Dalmatian), spær [neuter] (Danish), tagspær [neuter] (Danish), dakspant [neuter] (Dutch), ĉevrono (Esperanto), kattopiiru (Finnish), piiru (Finnish), chevron [masculine] (French), cango [masculine] (Galician), tesoira [feminine] (Galician), Sparren [masculine] (German), Tilbaum [Alemannic-German] (German), kua (Hawaiian), oʻa (Hawaiian), tetőgerenda (Hungarian), szarufa (Hungarian), rachta [masculine] (Irish), passafuori [masculine] (Italian), trave [feminine] (Italian), puntone [masculine] (Italian), 垂木 (taruki) (alt: たるき) (Japanese), mũitĩrĩro [class-3] (Kikuyu), 서까래 (seokkarae) (Korean), trabs [feminine] (Latin), gegnė [feminine] (Lithuanian), сплав (splav) [masculine] (Macedonian), скеле (skele) [neuter] (Macedonian), чатма (čatma) [feminine] (Macedonian), kasau (Malay), kasaw (Mansaka), heke (Maori), nehe (Maori), sparre (Middle English), crévon [masculine] (Norman), karîte (Northern Kurdish), cabiron [masculine] (Occitan), ræfter [masculine] (Old English), مرتك (mertek) (Ottoman Turkish), فرسپ (farasp) (Persian), Baulkjen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Spoa [neuter] (Plautdietsch), Dakspoa [neuter] (Plautdietsch), krokiew [feminine] (Polish), caibro [masculine] (Portuguese), viga [feminine] (Portuguese), trave [feminine] (Portuguese), căprior [masculine] (Romanian), стропи́ло (stropílo) [neuter] (Russian), ба́лка (bálka) (english: beam) [feminine] (Russian), cabar [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), viga [feminine] (Spanish), jácena [feminine] (Spanish), taksparre [common-gender] (Swedish), sparre [common-gender] (Swedish), balakilan (Tagalog), వాసము (vāsamu) (Telugu), จันทัน (jan-tan) (Thai), mertek (Turkish), кроква (krokva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), tulath [feminine] (Welsh), ceibren [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-noun-JLTJZJON Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 30 9 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 28 9 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 28 10 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 22 27 10 11 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 28 33 10 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 22 29 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 27 12 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 31 9 11 26 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'one of a series of sloped beams': 98 2
  2. (collective) A flock of turkeys. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-noun-tkqxPq8N Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Alemannic German translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dalmatian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mansaka translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 37 12 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Alemannic German translations: 30 47 5 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 30 9 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 25 58 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 28 9 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dalmatian translations: 28 35 8 9 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 45 6 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 32 14 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 34 9 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 31 13 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 36 11 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 25 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 28 10 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 23 33 10 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 26 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 23 34 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mansaka translations: 26 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 22 27 10 11 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 28 33 10 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 30 46 4 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 24 32 9 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 22 29 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 13 67 4 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 27 12 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 33 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 31 9 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 38 11 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 32 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 32 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 23 33 9 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 24 32 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 32 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 24 32 9 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 23 32 14 15 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jack rafter, packed to the rafters, rafter snapper, valley rafter
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæftəɹ/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rafter.wav Forms: rafters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ) Etymology: From raft + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|raft|er}} raft + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rafter (plural rafters)
  1. A raftsman. Categories (topical): Construction, Occupations, Timber industry Categories (lifeform): Fowls
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-noun-mKkK0ZNA Disambiguation of Construction: 18 19 42 3 7 11 Disambiguation of Occupations: 15 24 53 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Timber industry: 13 16 35 12 1 23 Disambiguation of Fowls: 14 23 44 6 7 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 37 3 2 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 19 37 7 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 27 39 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 28 45 3 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæftəɹ/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rafter.wav Forms: rafters [present, singular, third-person], raftering [participle, present], raftered [participle, past], raftered [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ræfter}} Old English ræfter, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{en-verb}} rafter (third-person singular simple present rafters, present participle raftering, simple past and past participle raftered)
  1. (transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-verb-Gt1mRCIg Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 28 10 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 22 27 10 11 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 27 12 13 28
  2. (transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-verb-4D7gItts Categories (other): Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 22 27 10 11 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 28 33 10 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 22 29 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 27 12 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 31 9 11 26
  3. (UK, agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-rafter-en-verb-v5PJDXFx Categories (other): British English, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 23 24 10 11 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 30 9 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 28 9 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 28 10 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 25 8 8 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 22 27 10 11 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 28 33 10 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 20 25 8 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 22 29 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 30 9 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 27 12 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 31 9 11 26 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "word": "chevron"
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          "code": "haw",
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          "word": "kua"
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          "word": "tetőgerenda"
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          "word": "rachta"
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          "word": "passafuori"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "trave"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "puntone"
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          "alt": "たるき",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "taruki",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "word": "垂木"
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          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "mũitĩrĩro"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seokkarae",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "word": "서까래"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "karîte",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "word": "کاریتە"
        },
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "word": "karîte"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "trabs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gegnė"
        },
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      "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
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      "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
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      "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
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      "roman": "vāsamu",
      "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
      "word": "వాసము"
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      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "one of a series of sloped beams",
      "word": "จันทัน"
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}

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