Countable noun usually plural rafters are the sloping pieces of wood that support a roof.
Rafters roof definition.
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Cobuild advanced english dictionary.
A roof constructed with rafters.
A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as wooden beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate downslope perimeter or eave and that are designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
Noun c us.
Any of the parallel beams that support a roof.
Exposed rafters are a feature of some traditional roof styles.
Any of the large sloping pieces of wood that support a roof.
Rɑːftəʳ ræf word forms.
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In home construction rafters are normally made of wood.
From the rafters of the thatched roofs hung strings of dried onions and garlic.
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