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What is the noun for rafters?

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raft

A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals.
(US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
Synonyms:

flatboat, boat, barge, craft, rowboat, balsa, catamaran, pontoon, sailboat, lifeboat, lighter, sampan, float, junk, life raft, bundle boat, bundle raft, scow, ark, dory, twinhull, wherry, quarter boat, narrow boat, canal boat, freight ship, ship, vessel, watercraft, barque, keel, bottom, sloop, ketch, yacht, dinghy, lapstrake, bark, bateau, bucket, tub, pinnace, canoe, gondola, ferry, skiff, schooner, steamboat, launch, hulk … more

Examples:

“While the raft glides along on the Rivers Loisach and Isar, make sure you make the best of the wonderful scenery.”

“It creates a whole raft of problems that I am afraid haven't been thought through.”

“There's a raft of things you can do to address this issue.”

rafter

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.
flock of turkeys
Synonyms:

beam, baulk, balk, column, spar, bolster, brace, cantilever, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lintel, plank, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, stringer, support, timber, trestle, axle, boom, lath, pile, piling, pillar, post, reach, stanchion, strip, strut, bail, pole, prop, stay, stud, transverse, roof beam, two-by-four, board, batten, purlin, transom, summer, RSJ, collar beam, hammer beam … more

Examples:

“Battens were secured to the central rafter, allowing the weight of the tiles to displace the battens, causing the tiles to slip.”

raftage

(nautical) The beams used in the rigging of a ship
(nautical) Rafts considered as a group; the use of rafts

rafting

The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

raftsman

A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.
Examples:

“She gave a graphic account of the whole interview to the raftsman as soon as he came in to tea.”

“Holding her hand, which was all the caress the presence of strangers would permit, Philip turned to the raftsman.”

“Even the raftsman, brave and powerful as he was, felt that uneasiness which springs from such a source.”

raft

A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“While the raft glides along on the Rivers Loisach and Isar, make sure you make the best of the wonderful scenery.”

“It creates a whole raft of problems that I am afraid haven't been thought through.”

“There's a raft of things you can do to address this issue.”

raftswoman

A female raftsman.

raftman

A man who steers a raft.

raftmate

One who travels on the same raft.

rafter

A raftsman.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Battens were secured to the central rafter, allowing the weight of the tiles to displace the battens, causing the tiles to slip.”

raftswomen

plural of raftswoman

raftsmen

plural of raftsman

raftmates

plural of raftmate

raftmen

plural of raftman

rafters

plural of rafter
Synonyms:

beams, baulks, balks, columns, spars, bolsters, braces, cantilevers, crossbars, crosspieces, girders, jambs, joists, lintels, planks, scaffolding, scantlings, shafts, sills, stringers, support, timber, trestles, axles, booms, laths, piles, pilings, pillars, posts, reaches, stanchions, strip, struts, bails, poles, props, stays, studs, transverses, two-by-fours, battens, board, hammer beams, summer, purlins, collar beams, transoms, wood, frames … more

Examples:

“Two days later, they finished the rafters, and in another two days they had a roof again.”

“Staple the foil to the bottom or side of the rafters, draping it from rafter to rafter.”

“The taller one spoke next, breaking the silence with his voice echoing throughout the metallic rafters high above them.”

rafts

plural of raft
Synonyms:

scads, lots, loads, plenty, heaps, much, stacks, gobs, piles, masses, hundreds, oodles, tonnes, tons, reams, scores, zillions, dozens, myriad, gallons, bags, mountains, wads, barrels, basketfuls, boatloads, buckets, bundles, bushels, carloads, chunks, fistfuls, platefuls, slews, stores, truckloads, yards, pots, packs, pecks, sheaves, bunches, jillion, a lot, a bunch, an abundance, a wealth, a heap, a mass, a good deal … more

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