: any of the parallel beams that support a roof
1
: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
2
: one who travels by raft
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The buzzer barely finished echoing when white steam burst from the back of the backboard and purple streamers tumbled from the Chase Center rafters onto the cheering fans below.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
At Camp La Junta, an all-boys camp in Kerr County, Texas, several campers were placed on their cabin’s wooden beam rafters by camp counselors to escape the rising floodwaters below.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith could have retired a long time ago, and their jerseys would go into the rafters immediately.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Waterfalls emerge from the rafters gushing down onto the floor of the theater as the stage below slides away to reveal a pool.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The buzzer barely finished echoing when white steam burst from the back of the backboard and purple streamers tumbled from the Chase Center rafters onto the cheering fans below.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
At Camp La Junta, an all-boys camp in Kerr County, Texas, several campers were placed on their cabin’s wooden beam rafters by camp counselors to escape the rising floodwaters below.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith could have retired a long time ago, and their jerseys would go into the rafters immediately.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rafter
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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