rafter
Example Sentences
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As the rafters rocked, the pints spilled and a joyful giddiness filled the Allianz Stadium bowl, it felt impossible that this team would follow the same trajectory.
From BBC
The nearly century-old theater is stuffed to the rafters, quite literally, with set pieces, which hang from ropes and pulleys attached to the fly loft above the stage and wings.
From Los Angeles Times
Some include textured shakes and shingles, or especially wide rafters, giving them the nickname “airplane bungalows.”
From Los Angeles Times
He, his parents and his five brothers and sisters slept in hammocks crisscrossed from the rafters.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Dorn said that before leaving their home, he had moved his electronics up to their loft, hoping that even if seawater penetrates the building it would not reach the rafters.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
