Rafter
//ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)//
"Rafter" in a Sentence (4 examples)
Mary tried to smither her way out of the dark basement but hit her head on the rafter and fainted.
The curvilinear roof gives beauty to the design as well as affording more head room inside than the ordinary straight rafter.
The fire reached the rafter.
[…] the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters
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