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Definitions of rafter
  1. noun
    someone who travels by raft

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  2. noun
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

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  3. verb
    provide (a ceiling) with rafters
Definition that contains rafter
  • jefferson 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
  • ridge a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
  • header a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
  • truss a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
  • ridgepole a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
  • rooftree a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
  • rafter provide (a ceiling) with rafters
  • thomas jefferson 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
  • president jefferson 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
  • raftered having the rafters especially having them visible
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