rafter
IPA: rˈæftɝ
noun
- (architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
- (collective) A flock of turkeys.
- A raftsman.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
- (transitive) To furnish (a building) with rafters.
- (UK, agriculture) To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
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Examples of "rafter" in Sentences
- He built the rafter on his own.
- The rafter collapsed due to the storm.
- They built rafter in the town recently.
- She plays the role of the mother Julie Rafter.
- The birds were bulilding the nest on the rafter.
- The rafter needs to go through the construction.
- The purlins rest upon the upright wall of the rafter.
- The lower sides of the rafters are perpendicular to the upright columns.
- The angled rafters and eaves of the roof stones conveys linear expansion.
- The rafters are fastened to the horizontal ridge board at the peak of the roof.