raft1
n.
- a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.
▸a small inflatable boat.
- a floating mass of fallen trees, ice, etc.
- a foundation of reinforced concrete for a building.
v.
- travel or transport on or as if on a raft.
- make into a raft.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON raptr ‘rafter’.
raft2
n.
a large amount of something.
Etymology
C19: alt. of dial. raff ‘abundance’ (perh. of Scand. origin), by assoc. with raft1 in sense 2.