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# raft

noun (a raft, rafts); verb (raft, rafts, rafted, rafting)

«raft» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A raft is a flat floating platform, often made of logs, planks or barrels tied together, used to travel on water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#m1)
2. A raft is also an inflatable rubber boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#m2)
3. A raft of things means a large number of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#m3)
4. To raft means to travel on a raft, especially down a river (rafting). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and adventure books, characters build a raft to escape an island or float down a river. In science (materials and floating): children build rafts from lolly sticks and test how many coins they hold before sinking. In outdoor activities: white-water rafting needs life jackets and a guide. Phrases: build a raft, life raft, rubber raft, a raft of ideas.

### Examples

- They built a raft from logs and rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x1)
- Our lolly-stick raft held twenty coins before it sank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x2)
- The sailors climbed into the life raft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x3)
- We went rafting down the river with a guide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x4)
- Always wear a life jacket on a raft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x5)
- The council announced a raft of new ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x6)
- A raft of ducks floated on the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x7)
- Dorothy sat down in the middle of the raft and held Toto in her arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a raft, rafts. «Rafting» = the sport. In floating experiments, a wider raft spreads the weight and holds more. Not the same as «rafter» (a roof beam).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «raft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raft/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«raft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/raft.html) on Mova free.