rafter

[raf-ter, rahf-] / ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf- /

NOUN

beam

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam

STRONG

axle balk bolster boom brace cantilever column crossbar crosspiece girder jamb joist lintel pile piling pillar plank pole post prop scantling shaft sill spar stanchion stay stringer strip strut stud timber two-by-four

Example Sentences

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The mud wasps had built their big nest against a ceiling rafter.

From Literature

She scoffed, and her gaze briefly flew up to the rafters.

From Literature

Perched in the rafters of one gallery are two large dolls in the style of these figurines.

From Los Angeles Times

All that crackling pressure on one athlete, the hushed ooooooohhs from the rafters, all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fans in suites in the rafters leaned over glass panes to get a better look.

From Los Angeles Times