rafter Synonyms
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rafter Meaning
rafter (n)
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
someone who travels by raft
rafter (v)
provide (a ceiling) with rafters
rafter (n.)
A raftsman.
Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.
rafter (v. t.)
To make into rafters, as timber.
To furnish with rafters, as a house.
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
rafter Sentence Examples
- The sturdy rafters held up the sloping roof of the barn.
- The wind howled through the cracks in the rafters.
- The carpenter meticulously measured and cut each rafter.
- The weight of the snow bore down upon the rafters.
- The mice scampered along the rafters, their tiny feet drumming against the wood.
- The old farmhouse had sagging rafters, a testament to the passage of time.
- The rafters creaked and groaned as the house settled.
- The architect designed a cathedral-like ceiling with intricate rafters.
- The rafter was damaged by a falling tree branch.
- The rafters were reinforced with steel beams to support the heavy roof tiles.
FAQs About the word rafter
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof, someone who travels by raft, provide (a ceiling) with raftersA raftsman., Originally, any rough and s
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The sturdy rafters held up the sloping roof of the barn.
The wind howled through the cracks in the rafters.
The carpenter meticulously measured and cut each rafter.
The weight of the snow bore down upon the rafters.
