Lexic.us

Definition of Rafts

1. Noun. A large number or amount. "She amassed stacks of newspapers"

Definition of Rafts

1. Noun. (plural of raft) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of raft) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rafts

1. raft [v] - See also: raft

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rafts

Literary usage of Rafts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Hernando de Soto and Florida by Barnard Shipp (1881)
"Therefore I shall say something of it after I have spoken of the boats and rafts which the Indians make use of to cross rivers. CHAPTER II. ..."

2. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"... Fever—Arrangements in case of its continuance—Loss of Chamber to Revolver—Reach the Adang—Legend—Construct four rafts—Pleasant Movement—Trying Position ..."

3. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1896)
"In binding the sections into rafts, the lightest ones are placed in front ... A distinction is made between rafts only one section broad, the sections being ..."

4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1915)
"57463 A. rafts Ocean-going Long rafts. JF Springer. Brief description of systems used in making the rafts. Ills. 1500 w. Sci Am —Nov. 14, 1914. No. 56482. ..."

5. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1842)
"Ships of burden were originally mere rafts, made of the trunks of trees bound together, over which planks were fastened ; which Pliny states to have been ..."

6. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"Ships of burden were originally mere rafts, made of the trunks of trees bound together, over which planks were fastened; which Pliny states to have been ..."

7. Travels Through Part of the United States and Canada in 1818 and 1819 by John Morison Duncan (1823)
"EDDY TIMBER rafts. siding billows which skirt the extremities of the heavy ... In this lake, which is nearly thirty miles long, we passed some rafts of ..."

8. Military Bridges: Including, Also, Designs for Trestle and Truss Bridges for by Hermann Haupt (1864)
"A buoyancy of about 5800 Ibs. will be sufficient for rafts, placed at the ... rafts of casks may be reckoned very useful expedients to complete a bridge, ..."

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