raft
/rɑːft/noun
उच्चारण राफ़्ट
बेड़ा, तरापा; ढेर
Basic word
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a flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or a floating platform; a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air; a large number or amount of something
बेड़ा, तरापा; ढेर
- a bamboo raft
- a raft of new rules
- The boys built a raft from bamboo and floated it down the river.
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- Rescuers pulled the survivors onto an inflatable raft.
- The minister announced a raft of measures to help farmers.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart raft (a flat floating platform) and rafter (one of the sloping wooden beams that support a roof).
Raft (सपाट तैरता चबूतरा) और rafter (छत को सहारा देने वाली ढलवाँ लकड़ी की कड़ी) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A raft of sth (a large number of: 'a raft of measures'), white-water rafting (a sport of travelling on a fast river in a rubber raft).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: a raft of sth (बड़ी संख्या में: 'a raft of measures'), white-water rafting (रबर के बेड़े में तेज़ नदी पर यात्रा का खेल)।
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General knowledge
Rishikesh (on the Ganga) is India's most famous river-rafting destination.
ऋषिकेश (गंगा पर) भारत का सबसे प्रसिद्ध रिवर-राफ़्टिंग स्थल है।