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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

The rafter also helps ventilate the space in summer, since it contains a large louvered window that can be opened to catch breezes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

Tom Ritzer, the university’s assistant director for landcare, said a flock of turkeys, also known as a rafter, sometimes tore up a planting bed and caused damage.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021

They decided they would have to go out into the box-room and walk across it taking steps as long as the steps from one rafter to the next.

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




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