Plural of rafter

Forms of rafter

Rafters in a sentence

• the sons went off to share the trip to market - swarms of swine and rafters of turkeys - whilst the elders stayed behind to keep the house warm.2021, Marcia Wilson, The Exorcism of the Haunted Stick, Andrews UK
• Sighting large flocks, or rafters, of turkeys is common in the area.1997, News & Outdoor Report, page 10
• We got all the roofing removed, but the chimney was damaged and we discovered that some rafters had to be replaced. One step forward, two steps back. Or maybe three.From the entry one step forward, two steps back
• Nail the four straight rafters selected as the first and last into position at the birdsmouth.1995, Charles Simpson with Barry Hodgson, Building a House: Framing Practices, South Melbourne: Macmillan Education Australia, →ISBN, page…. From the entry birdsmouth
• It had rafters fanning outwards from a high top, like the spokes of an umbrella.1982, Peter Somerset Fry, Fiona Somerset Fry, “Celts, Caledonians and Romans (first century BC–fifth century AD)”, in The History of…. From the entry wheelhouse

Meaning of rafter

1. noun One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
2. noun A flock of turkeys.
3. verb To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.

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Questions about the plural of rafter

What is the plural of rafter?

The plural of rafter is rafters.

Is rafter countable?

Rafter is a countable noun.