: any of the parallel beams that support a roof
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: one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts
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: one who travels by raft
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Dylan Manfre, Sportico.com, 20 June 2024
Buckets of green confetti poured from the rafters after the final buzzer, and Tatum lifted his young son, Deuce, into the air to celebrate.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
His jersey will be in the rafters, and a statue of him will be erected outside Chase Center one day.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Green and white confetti was supposed to fall from the rafters while analysts argued about who was more deserving of Finals MVP between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and what a 25-year-old Luka Doncic had to do going forward to return to this stage — and ultimately get Dallas over the hump.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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Noun
In the Boston Celtics’ storied history, one company has made all 17 championship banners that hang in the rafters at their home, TD Garden.
—Dylan Manfre, Sportico.com, 20 June 2024
Buckets of green confetti poured from the rafters after the final buzzer, and Tatum lifted his young son, Deuce, into the air to celebrate.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
His jersey will be in the rafters, and a statue of him will be erected outside Chase Center one day.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Green and white confetti was supposed to fall from the rafters while analysts argued about who was more deserving of Finals MVP between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and what a 25-year-old Luka Doncic had to do going forward to return to this stage — and ultimately get Dallas over the hump.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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