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raft
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[ noun ] a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Accordingly Selkirk 's agents ordered the settlers to move north , and by October , John_Halkett had torn_down both posts , floating the timber to `` the Forks '' in rafts . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Crossing the 4000 - foot width of the Mekong at Champassak , on a raft with an outboard_motor , we took_off our dusty shirts and enjoyed a veritable ocean breeze . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (transportation) transport on a raft
Examples "raft wood down a river" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Examples : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" Related terms |
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