rafter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
  2. noun someone who travels by raft
  3. verb provide (a ceiling) with rafters

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

balk, baulk

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