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- [raf-ting, rahf-]
- /ˈræf tɪŋ, ˈrɑf-/
- /rɑːft/
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- [raf-ting, rahf-]
- /ˈræf tɪŋ, ˈrɑf-/
Definitions of rafting word
- noun rafting a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials: an inflatable rubber raft. 1
- noun rafting a collection of logs, planks, casks, etc., fastened together for floating on water. 1
- noun rafting life raft. 1
- noun rafting a slab of reinforced concrete providing a footing on yielding soil, usually for a whole building, so that the weight of the soil that would be displaced by the settlement of the building exceeds the weight of the building itself; mat. 1
- verb with object rafting to transport on a raft. 1
- verb with object rafting to form (logs or the like) into a raft. 1
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Origin of rafting
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; raft1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Rafting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rafting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rafting usage trend in Literature
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See also
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