Plural of raft
regular plural
The plural of raft is rafts.
Forms of raft
| Singular | raft /ɹɑːft/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rafts |
| Countable | countable |
Rafts in a sentence
- News of Smith's discovery of the South Shetland Islands, and of the rafts of seals along their shores, spread quickly.2015, Kenneth J. Panton, Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, page 497
- There are monkeys, sloths, macaws, parrots, pigeons, toucans, and many other wood-loving creatures; herons, screamers, jacanas, and jabiru storks in the marshes, capybaras on the shores, and rafts of crocodiles on the playas.1921 October, Frank M. Chapman, “Over the Andes to Bogota”, in The National Geographic Magazine, page 373
- Their plastic rafts, which used to last more than five years, are now lasting less than one.2021, Sam Galliford, Rockfall. From the entry polypipe
- The rafts were made up of strings of logs about seventeen feet wide, held together by poles across them.1931, State University of Iowa. Bureau of Business Research, Iowa studies in business (issues 10-15, page 24). From the entry lockdown
- A wide beach with shops and restaurants nearby, it has refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, lifeguards, swimming rafts, playgrounds, changing rooms, showers, and toilets.2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel. From the entry Shek O
Meaning of raft
- noun A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- noun Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
- noun A thick crowd of aquatic birds, particularly a group floating on the surface of the water.
Questions about the plural of raft
- What is the plural of raft?
- The plural of raft is rafts.
- Is raft countable?
- Raft is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: raft (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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