Definition of rafter Rafter
/ɹæˈftɚ/ - [rafter] - raft•er
We found 16 definitions of rafter from 6 different sources.
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What does rafter mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rafters |
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| rafter - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof | ||
| balk, baulk | ||
| beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | ||
| rafter - someone who travels by raft | ||
| raftsman, raftman | ||
| traveler, traveller a person who changes location | ||
Verb |
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| rafter - provide (a ceiling) with rafters | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rafter (Noun)
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. - rafter (Noun)
flock of turkeys. - rafter (Verb)
To make timber, etc. into rafters. - rafter (Verb)
To furnish a building with rafters. - rafter (Verb)
To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rafter (n.)
A raftsman. - rafter (n.)
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. - rafter (v. t.)
To furnish with rafters, as a house. - rafter (v. t.)
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rafter
One of several parallel sloping beams that extend from the ridge to the wall-plate, to support the roof and its associated loads; the sloping top member of a roof truss, which carries the purlins.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rafter
raft′ėr, n. an inclined beam supporting the roof of a house.—v.t. to furnish with rafters.—n. Raft′er-bird, the spotted fly-catcher.—Principal rafter, a main timber in supporting the weight of a roof. [A.S. ræfter, a beam; Ice. raptr (raftr), a beam; Dan. raft, a pole.]
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