Rafter
noun
A beam made of wood or steel that supports the roof of a building.
The old barn's rafters are starting to weaken and might need replacement soon.
Often appears as...
- wooden rafter
- roof rafter
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Technical
noun
A person who makes and repairs roofs, particularly thatched roofs.
The village rafter was called to fix the damage after the storm.
Often appears as...
- village rafter
- skilled rafter
noun
A beam made of wood or steel that supports the roof of a building.
The old barn's rafters are starting to weaken and might need replacement soon.
Often appears as...
- wooden rafter
- roof rafter
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who makes and repairs roofs, particularly thatched roofs.
The village rafter was called to fix the damage after the storm.
Often appears as...
- village rafter
- skilled rafter
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Term
Used frequently in building and architecture conversations.
Consult the architect for the rafter placement.
Pro Tip 2/3Supportive Role
Emphasizes the role of holding or supporting roofs, sometimes metaphorically.
He's the rafter of his family, always providing support.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
Invokes an image of an exposed framework, especially in historic or rustic settings.
The cabin's open rafters gave it a cozy feel.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Term
Used frequently in building and architecture conversations.
Consult the architect for the rafter placement.
Pro Tip 2/3Supportive Role
Emphasizes the role of holding or supporting roofs, sometimes metaphorically.
He's the rafter of his family, always providing support.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
Invokes an image of an exposed framework, especially in historic or rustic settings.
The cabin's open rafters gave it a cozy feel.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Term
Used frequently in building and architecture conversations.
Consult the architect for the rafter placement.
Pro Tip 2/3Supportive Role
Emphasizes the role of holding or supporting roofs, sometimes metaphorically.
He's the rafter of his family, always providing support.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
Invokes an image of an exposed framework, especially in historic or rustic settings.
The cabin's open rafters gave it a cozy feel.
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Off To School PIPE Building...
the main ridge beam up and then the rafters law connect to that but it's a huge beam you can't put it up there back there what's the chance of this falling down and crushing my whole cabin well that would be real bad yeah Jeremy you're gonna take the tagline very important what does that mean take the tagline you're gonna take this
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Unsafe Conditions PIPE...
listen help a bit those up now happen to mention we have no roof on the cabin so everything we really expect to have a roof on today but me we got boards half painted outside I know what that's gonna be like all of our rafters they're gonna like whitewash now how's that gonna affect their schedule it affects your
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Mac Barnett: Why a good...
these are just rafters." And even that supposedly honest moment, I would argue, is in service of the lie, but it's supposed to foreground the artificiality of the fiction. For me, I kind of prefer the opposite. If I'm going to break down the fourth wall, I want fiction to escape
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Safari Live - Day 210 PIPE...
cast Nikita you said brown snake eagle as you should keep sending your answers hashtag Safari live but for the fact we got the two they on the right to each our children goes and they're making sure this rafter will go so they'll stay there for couple of seconds
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Alok Sharma: Why COP26...
to get finance moving to climate action, the place was packed to the rafters. You know, when I worked in banking, certainly at the start, the room would have been near empty. And what all of this adds up to, this mainstreaming of climate,
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Bear-ly Keeping Up PIPE...
by the time we inflate them on inflate them I would good pack rafters we're better runners yeah it's not the most comfortable thing in the world got my gloves rigged in there well I'll be good I knew this this strap that could help
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Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
interactive Safari should you have any questions or any comments talk to us hushed a pacified life on Twitter all right back to our rafter there and that he's a bird of prey will call them Raptors because of what they're able to
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Fields Wicker-Miurin:...
He has nine other buildings -- that are already open to the public -- filled to the rafters with artifacts documenting contemporary Chinese history. Two of the most sensitive buildings include a lifetime of collection
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Case File: Thomas Hamill...
pulls on that this was my first day Kathy woke up and I'm here in helicopters off in the distance I looked up and I saw a piece of this piece of wood hanging down from the rafter and I
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More Than a Grand Canyon...
The waters of the Colorado are a rafters mecca--
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Off To School PIPE Building...
the main ridge beam up and then the rafters law connect to that but it's a huge beam you can't put it up there back there what's the chance of this falling down and crushing my whole cabin well that would be real bad yeah Jeremy you're gonna take the tagline very important what does that mean take the tagline you're gonna take this
Video examples
Unsafe Conditions PIPE...
listen help a bit those up now happen to mention we have no roof on the cabin so everything we really expect to have a roof on today but me we got boards half painted outside I know what that's gonna be like all of our rafters they're gonna like whitewash now how's that gonna affect their schedule it affects your
Video examples
Mac Barnett: Why a good...
these are just rafters." And even that supposedly honest moment, I would argue, is in service of the lie, but it's supposed to foreground the artificiality of the fiction. For me, I kind of prefer the opposite. If I'm going to break down the fourth wall, I want fiction to escape
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 210 PIPE...
cast Nikita you said brown snake eagle as you should keep sending your answers hashtag Safari live but for the fact we got the two they on the right to each our children goes and they're making sure this rafter will go so they'll stay there for couple of seconds
Video examples
Alok Sharma: Why COP26...
to get finance moving to climate action, the place was packed to the rafters. You know, when I worked in banking, certainly at the start, the room would have been near empty. And what all of this adds up to, this mainstreaming of climate,
Video examples
Bear-ly Keeping Up PIPE...
by the time we inflate them on inflate them I would good pack rafters we're better runners yeah it's not the most comfortable thing in the world got my gloves rigged in there well I'll be good I knew this this strap that could help
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Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
interactive Safari should you have any questions or any comments talk to us hushed a pacified life on Twitter all right back to our rafter there and that he's a bird of prey will call them Raptors because of what they're able to
Video examples
Fields Wicker-Miurin:...
He has nine other buildings -- that are already open to the public -- filled to the rafters with artifacts documenting contemporary Chinese history. Two of the most sensitive buildings include a lifetime of collection
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Case File: Thomas Hamill...
pulls on that this was my first day Kathy woke up and I'm here in helicopters off in the distance I looked up and I saw a piece of this piece of wood hanging down from the rafter and I
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More Than a Grand Canyon...
The waters of the Colorado are a rafters mecca--
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David Cameron
British Politician
2012 has been an extraordinary year for our country. We cheered our Queen to the rafters with the Jubilee, showed the world what we're made of by staging the most spectacular Olympic and Paralympic Games ever and - let's not forget - punched way above our weight in the medals table.
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Steve Rushin
American Journalist
My wife's name, Rebecca Lobo, is on sandwiches and street signs in New England. It adorns the arena rafters at the University of Connecticut, where she first became a basketball star. Her high school in Massachusetts is on Rebecca Lobo Way, a nice trump card to play at reunions.
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite often, from age 7 or 8. I have memories of crawling through the rafters of the old building, trying to find where the leak in the roof was.
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Frank Mir
American Mixed Martial Artist
There are two ways I would consider retirement. One is losing to guys who are not top-level competition. The other is if I started losing where it's like, 'OK man, you were knocked out viciously and staring at the rafters.' I won't endanger my health.
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Megan Mullally
American Actress
Karen will never die. Max Mutchnick, one of the creators of the show, has always maintained that Karen is a bat who balls up and hangs from a rafter and sleeps during the day and that she'll live forever.
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Hoagy Carmichael
American Composer
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
I was on my way to becoming a Hall of Famer and having my name in the rafters, but three surgeries in 14 months, that is not good. I wasn't the same player.
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Kimiko Glenn
American Actress
I was kind of an obnoxious kid. I would imitate Celine Dion. I would jump around and belt to the rafters and do the accent and everything.
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DeMarcus Cousins
American Athlete
If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.
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Reggie Miller
American Athlete
I never imagined that I would earn my way into anyone's rafters.
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David Cameron
British Politician
2012 has been an extraordinary year for our country. We cheered our Queen to the rafters with the Jubilee, showed the world what we're made of by staging the most spectacular Olympic and Paralympic Games ever and - let's not forget - punched way above our weight in the medals table.
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Steve Rushin
American Journalist
My wife's name, Rebecca Lobo, is on sandwiches and street signs in New England. It adorns the arena rafters at the University of Connecticut, where she first became a basketball star. Her high school in Massachusetts is on Rebecca Lobo Way, a nice trump card to play at reunions.
Quote examples
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite often, from age 7 or 8. I have memories of crawling through the rafters of the old building, trying to find where the leak in the roof was.
Quote examples
Frank Mir
American Mixed Martial Artist
There are two ways I would consider retirement. One is losing to guys who are not top-level competition. The other is if I started losing where it's like, 'OK man, you were knocked out viciously and staring at the rafters.' I won't endanger my health.
Quote examples
Megan Mullally
American Actress
Karen will never die. Max Mutchnick, one of the creators of the show, has always maintained that Karen is a bat who balls up and hangs from a rafter and sleeps during the day and that she'll live forever.
Quote examples
Hoagy Carmichael
American Composer
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
I was on my way to becoming a Hall of Famer and having my name in the rafters, but three surgeries in 14 months, that is not good. I wasn't the same player.
Quote examples
Kimiko Glenn
American Actress
I was kind of an obnoxious kid. I would imitate Celine Dion. I would jump around and belt to the rafters and do the accent and everything.
Quote examples
DeMarcus Cousins
American Athlete
If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.
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Reggie Miller
American Athlete
I never imagined that I would earn my way into anyone's rafters.
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