rafts

/ræfts/
verb
  1. Third person singular present tense of raft: to travel or transport by raft.
    • The guide rafts tourists through the rapids for a thrilling experience.
    • She rafts supplies to the remote village once a month.
    • He rafts down the Colorado River every summer.
noun
  1. Flat structures made of logs, boards, or other materials tied together, used for floating on water.
    • Loggers used rafts to transport timber down the river to the mill.
    • The children built small rafts from sticks and leaves to race in the stream.
    • Survivors of the shipwreck clung to makeshift rafts until rescue arrived.
  2. A large number or collection of something.
    • The new policy brought a whole raft of changes to the school.
    • She received a raft of awards for her volunteer work.
    • The company faced a raft of complaints about its customer service.
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