Look up: rafter

1. rafter
   [n] - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof 2. [v] - provide with rafters, as of ceilings
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2. Rafter
   Series of structural timbers beneath the roof covering rising from eaves to ridge to which the tiling battens or sarking for sloping roofs are fixed.
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3. Rafter
   Timbers that form the main part of the roof frame going from the wall plate up to the ridge.
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4. Rafter
   Timbers that form the main part of the roof frame going from the wall plate up to the ridge.
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5. Rafter
   Structural member forming the slop of a pitched roof. (Portal frame rafter, truss rafter.)
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6. rafter
   a wooden section laid along the slope of a roof to support the lathing on which tiles,slates,etc.are upheld Category: Building industry
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7. Rafter
   A sloping roof member that supports the roof covering which extends from the ridge or the hip of the roof to the eaves. A common rafter is one which runs square with the plate and extends to the ridge. A hip rafter extends from the outside angle of the plate towards the apex of the roof. They are 2...
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8. Rafter
   a timber sloping from the ridge to the wall head and supporting the roof coverings. An angle rafter supports hip ends. (illustration).
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9. Rafter
   One of the supports of a roof, running from the ridge to a wallhead in a gabled roof, and from the ridges to the wallhead in a hipped roof. The principal rafters are the sloping members at the outer edges of the roof trusses. They support horizontal members known as purlins, which in turn provide su...
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10. Rafter
    Raft'er (rȧft'ẽr) noun A raftsman.
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11. Rafter
    Raft'er noun [ Anglo-Saxon ræfter ; akin to English raft , noun See Raft .] (Architecture) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, accord...
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12. Rafter
    Raft'er transitive verb 1. To make into rafters, as timber. 2. To furnish with rafters, as a house. 3. (Agriculture) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [ Eng.]
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13. rafter
    1. To make into rafters, as timber. ... 2. To furnish with rafters, as a house. ... 3. <agriculture> To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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14. rafter
    balk noun one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
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15. Rafter
    • (v. t.) To furnish with rafters, as a house. • (v. t.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. • (n.) A raftsman. • (n.) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are...
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16. rafter
    (from the article `building construction`) ...limited the use of sizable timbers to frames. These frames were usually rectangular in plan, with a central row of columns to support a ridgepole ...
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17. Rafter
    A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members (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. ==Design== A type of beam that supports the roof of a building. In home constru...
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18. Rafter
    In architecture the term rafter originally applied to any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, it is commonly applied to one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof.
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19. Rafter
    - Lumber used to support the roof sheeting and roof loads. Generally, 2 X 10's and 2 X 12's are used. The rafters of a flat roof are sometimes called roof joists.
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20. Rafter
      The supporting framing member immediately beneath the deck, sloping from the ridge to the wall plate.
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21. RAFTER
    A sloping roof member that supports the roof covering which extends from the ridge or the hip of the roof to the eaves. A common rafter is one which runs square with the plate and extends to the ridge. A hip rafter extends from the outside angle of the plate towards the apex of the roof. They are 2'...
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22. Rafter
    The framing member which directly supports the roof sheathing. A rafter usually follows the angle of the roof, and may be a part of a roof truss (see diagram).
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23. Rafter
    The main beam supporting a roof system or a sloping roof framing member.
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24. rafter
    One of a series of roof support timbers that provide principal support for the roofing material. Rafters usually span parallel to the slope of the roof
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25. Rafter
    A construction element used for ceiling support.
    Found on http://www.electromn.com/glossary/r.htm