: 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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David Close, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
There are nods to the past as well, including jersey numbers that mimic the style used from 1999 to 2017 and an emblem along the waistband that resembles one of the championship banners that hang from the Crypto.com Arena rafters.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Not only will Carter’s number be going up in the rafters early in the season, but the franchise will also honor his iconic 2000 Slam Dunk contest on February 12th versus Cleveland and reveal a specialized city-edition jersey with the Raptors dinosaur doing one of his patent dunks.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The real message, radiating from the podium and echoing through the rafters, was that there was no message.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Gaudreau parents and sisters hugged each other in the bench area as the banner was raised to the rafters.
—David Close, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
There are nods to the past as well, including jersey numbers that mimic the style used from 1999 to 2017 and an emblem along the waistband that resembles one of the championship banners that hang from the Crypto.com Arena rafters.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Not only will Carter’s number be going up in the rafters early in the season, but the franchise will also honor his iconic 2000 Slam Dunk contest on February 12th versus Cleveland and reveal a specialized city-edition jersey with the Raptors dinosaur doing one of his patent dunks.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The real message, radiating from the podium and echoing through the rafters, was that there was no message.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Rafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rafter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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