noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɑːftɪŋ/
General-American:/ˈɹæftɪŋ/
CMU ARPABET:R AE1 F T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of raft
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
ràfting
— sport
Chinese Mandarin:
漂流
(piāoliú)
— sport
Chinese Mandarin:
泛舟
(fànzhōu)
— sport
Finnish:
koskenlasku kumilautalla
— sport
French:
rafting
— sport
French:
radelage
— sport
German:
Rafting
— sport
Hebrew:
רפטינג
— sport
Hungarian:
rafting
— sport
Indonesian:
arung jeram
— sport
Japanese:
ラフティング
(rafutingu)
— sport
Korean:
래프팅
(raepeuting)
— sport
Polish:
rafting
— sport
Polish:
spływ rzeczny
— sport
Russian:
ра́фтинг
(ráfting)
— sport
Russian:
спорти́вный сплав
(sportívnyj splav)
— sport