raft : Idioms & Phrases

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balsa raft

  • noun a light raft made of balsa
    Kon Tiki.
WordNet

Fire raft

  • a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy's ships.
Webster 1913

life raft

  • noun a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency
    Carling float.
WordNet

Raft bridge

  • . (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts . (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together.
Webster 1913

Raft duck

  • . The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks. (Zoöl.) (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; called also flock duck. See Scaup. (b) The redhead.
Webster 1913

raft foundation

  • noun a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
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Raft port

  • (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber port.
Webster 1913