Transitive; chiefly construction. Rare.
Definitionen
To furnish or support (a roof or building) with rafters. The builders raftered the barn with hand-hewn beams.
Synonyme
roof over
ceiling (verb: to put a ceiling on)
board (as in board over)
frame (as in frame a roof)
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "rafter ties", "rafter length".
Definitionen
Relating to, constituting, or designed for roof rafters. The carpenter installed the rafter brackets before raising the trusses.