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rafter

[raf-ter, rahf-] / ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf- /


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I once had to use 1-inch diameter through bolts to secure rafter ties at the bottom of rafters on a steep 17/12 pitch roof.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Earlier this year, I read a book called Built to Move, by Kelly Starrett, a physical therapist, and his wife, Juliet Starrett, a former attorney and world champion white-water rafter.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

Former Miami mayor Tomás Regalado, a Radio Mambí reporter in the 1980s and ’90s, recalled covering the 1994 Cuban rafter crisis and two presidential administrations.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022

But the Tree House’s design — the unimpeded views, combined with a high rafter on the upper level — keep the place feeling roomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

There was no floor in this tunnel: you had to step from rafter to rafter, and between them there was only plaster.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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