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/ræfts/ /rɑːfts/

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noun

筏

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

Examples :

"An inflatable raft. A log raft."

インフレータブルいかだ。丸太いかだ。

nautical vehicle environment

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noun

筏

(by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.

Examples :

"After the storm, debris formed rafts of leaves and branches floating down the street. "

嵐の後、瓦礫が葉や枝の筏を形成し、通りを流れていった。

nautical vehicle

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noun

筏、群れ

A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.

Examples :

"From the tour boat, we could see several rafts of penguins bobbing in the icy water, waiting to climb onto the shore. "

ツアーボートから、氷水の中で揺れながら岸に上がろうと待っているペンギンの群れをいくつか見ることができました。

animal bird nature ocean biology environment group

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noun

筏

A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.

Examples :

"The river was dangerous because of the rafts of fallen trees blocking the boat's path. "

ボートの進路を塞いでいる倒木の筏のせいで、その川は危険だった。

environment nautical geography

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noun

トースト一切れ

(when ordering food) A slice of toast.

Examples :

""I'll have scrambled eggs and two rafts of toast, please." "

スクランブルエッグとトースト一切れを2つください。

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noun

センサーアレイ

A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.

Examples :

"The telescope's main camera uses several rafts of sensors to capture detailed images of distant stars. "

望遠鏡のメインカメラは、遠い星の詳細な画像を捉えるために、いくつかのセンサーアレイを使用しています。

astronomy technology space device

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verb

筏で運ぶ

To convey on a raft.

Examples :

"The lumber company rafts logs down the river to the sawmill. "

製材所へ丸太を運ぶため、材木会社は川を下って筏で運びます。

nautical sailing vehicle

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verb

筏にする

To make into a raft.

Examples :

"After the storm, the villagers had to rafts the fallen trees together to create a temporary bridge. "

嵐の後、村人たちは仮の橋を作るために倒木を筏にする必要があった。

nautical action

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verb

筏で渡る

To travel by raft.

Examples :

"We plan to rafts down the river next summer during our vacation. "

来年の夏休み中に、川を筏で渡る予定です。

nautical sailing

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verb

ドッキングする、固定する

To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.

Examples :

""The software rafts the formatting toolbar to the top of the screen, next to the file menu, to save space." "

ソフトウェアは、スペースを節約するために、書式設定ツールバーをファイルメニューの隣の画面上部にドッキングします。

computing technology internet

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noun

多数, たくさん

A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.

Examples :

"The school had a raft of new students this year. "

今年は学校にたくさんの新入生がいました。