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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRaft
/ræft/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.
"The fishermen navigated the coastal waters on a traditional wooden raft."
- 1
To travel or transport something on a raft.
"They decided to raft down the rapid river during their summer expedition."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'raptr' meaning 'log', related to Old English 'rǣft' and Middle English 'raft'. Historically evolved to describe any flat structure of logs or planks fastened together for floating on water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raft" is said worldwide
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radeau
Transliteration: /ʁa.do/
"Ils ont traversé le lac sur un radeau en bois."
Flöß
Transliteration: /fløːs/
"Das Flöß trieb langsam den Fluss hinunter."
zattera
Transliteration: /ˈd͡zat.te.ra/
"Hanno costruito una zattera per raggiungere l'isola."
balsa
Transliteration: /ˈbal.sa/
"Navegaban por el río en una balsa improvisada."
jangada
Transliteration: /ʒãˈɡa.dɐ/
"Os pescadores saíliam ao mar na jangada tradicional."
बेड़ा
Transliteration: beḍā
"उन्होंने नदी पार करने के लिए एक बेड़ा बनाया।"
木筏
Transliteration: mù fá
"他们乘木筏顺流而下。"
뗏목
Transliteration: toet-mok
"우리는 뗏목을 타고 강을 건넜습니다."
いかだ
Transliteration: ikada
"彼らはいかだで川を下った。"
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