rafter

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɹæftəɹ/ UK /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #77139

Meanings

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noun
One of the sloping wooden beams that support a roof.

Birds had built a nest high up among the rafters of the old barn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one of the sloping wooden... balk

Word family

Forms rafters

Derived forms rafterless

Etymology

From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft.

ræfter Old English

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