rafted Meaning & Definition

Rafted Definition (Verb)

1. to transport by means of a raft see raft:1

   Lewis was rafting supplies cross river … when he dumped his raft, soaking his chronometer.

2. to transport in the form of a raft see raft:1

   … the logs which had been floating in them were swept down the river to the sea before being rafted away to the sawmills.

3. to convey (something, such as pebbles) in floating ice or masses of organic material

   … sediment deposits are dominated by rock fragments released by melting ice. Even large rocks are rafted out and then released as the ice melts.

4. to travel along or across (a river or other body of water) on a raft

   Although the writing is somewhat pedestrian, river rats will enjoy the 27 accounts … of rafting rivers in 11 Western states.

5. to make into a raft

   rafted the logs

6. to travel by raft

   rafted across moderate rapids