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definitions
rafter (n.)
1.long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
2.one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
3.someone who travels by raft
rafter (v.)
1.provide (a ceiling) with rafters
Merriam Webster
RafterRaft"er (rȧft"ẽr), n. A raftsman.
RafterRaft"er, n. [AS. ræfter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft.] (Arch.) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.
[Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tapestry halls. Milton.
RafterRaft"er, v. t.
1. To make into rafters, as timber.
2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.
3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]
synonyms
phrases
Agassi–Rafter rivalry • Charles Rafter • Jack Rafter • John Rafter Lee • Kevin Rafter • Mark T. Rafter • Operation RAFTER • Patrick Rafter • Principal rafter • Rafter (band) • Rafter H Entertainment • Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming • Rafter Romance • Spoon and Rafter • William McGinnis (rafter)
analogical dictionary
appui, soutien, support matériel (fr)[Classe...]
(balk; timber; rafter; beam; baulk)[Thème]
(quantity; quantum), (quantity; quantum)[Caract.]
élément de charpente (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
bâtiment (lieu construit clos et couvert) (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
factotum[Domaine]
component[Domaine]
support - part, portion, proportion[Hyper.]
patch, piece - patch, piece - assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together[Dérivé]
construction, structure[Desc]
structural member - piece[Hyper.]
rafter (n.)
balk; timber; rafter; beam; baulk[ClasseHyper.]
building_industry[Domaine]
BoardOrBlock[Domaine]
structural member - piece - furnish, procure, provide, render, supply[Hyper.]
balk, baulk, rafter[Dérivé]
architecture[Domaine]
balk, baulk, beam, rafter, timber[Hyper.]
rafter[Dérivé]
rafter (n.)
métier : filière du bois (fr)[Classe]
skilled worker; semiskilled worker; trained worker; skilled workman[Classe]
flotter (fr)[Thème]
exploitation de la forêt (fr)[Thème]
person[Domaine]
Human[Domaine]
Canada[Thème]
go, go along, locomote, move, travel - travel - jaunt, journey, travel, trip - journey, tour, travel, voyage - journey, travel - move around, travel - raft - driver, rafter, raftman, raftsman[Dérivé]
raft[Domaine]
ouvrier : bois (fr)[Classe]
flotter (fr)[termes liés]
exploitation de la forêt (fr)[termes liés]
Canada (fr)[termes liés]
traveler, traveller[Hyper.]
raft[Dérivé]
rafter (n.)
factotum[Domaine]
Putting[Domaine]
architecture[Domaine]
Position[Domaine]
give - balk, baulk, beam, rafter, timber - profession[Hyper.]
provision, supply, supplying - provider, supplier - fund, stock, store, supply - rafter[Dérivé]
rafter (v.)
Wikipedia
Rafter
This article is about structural members that support a roof or deck. For people by this name, see Rafter (name). For nightclub in Manchester, see Rafters (nightclub). For other uses, see Rafter (disambiguation).
The Norman Truss which supports the roof. Note how the rafter poles for the gallerie tie-in. The Bequet-Ribault House was built c. 1793 near Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It is one of three poteaux-en-terre buildings that survive in the US.[citation needed]
A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members (beams) that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall-plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.[1]
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Design
A type of beam that supports the roof of a building. In home construction rafters are typically made of wood. Exposed rafters can be a feature of traditional roof styles.
Applications
In recent buildings there is a preference for engineered trusses (trussed rafters) on the grounds of cost, economy of materials, off-site manufacture and ease of construction, as well as design considerations such as span limitation and roof load (weight from above).
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