Raft (disambiguation)
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Raft may refer to:
Raft, as a person, may refer to:
Raft, as a location, may refer to:
Raft may also refer to:
- RaftRaftA raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a hull...
, a flat floating structure for travel over water - Raft (novel)Raft (novel)Raft is a 1991 hard science fiction book by author Stephen Baxter. Raft is both Baxter's first novel and first book in the Xeelee Sequence, although the Xeelee are not present. Raft was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1992.-Setting:...
, a Stephen Baxter science fiction novel - RAFT (chemistry)RAFT (chemistry)Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer or RAFT polymerization is one kind of controlled radical polymerization. Discovered at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in 1998, RAFT polymerization is a relatively new method for the synthesis of living radical...
, reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer - The Raft (comics)The Raft (comics)The Raft is a fictional island prison facility in New York City for psychopathic superhuman criminals appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics...
, a fictional prison facility in the Marvel Universe - The Raft (short story), a Stephen King horror short story
- Raft spiderRaft spiderThe raft spider, Dolomedes fimbriatus, is a European spider of the family Pisauridae. The raft spider is one of the two largest spiders in the United Kingdom...
, a European spider of the family Pisauridae - Resource Area for TeachingResource Area for TeachingResource Area For Teaching is a nonprofit that is pursuing an alternative approach to education. It has been the subject of studies from the Stanford University School of Business, KPMG and Deloitte. It partners with the San Francisco Exploratorium in developing hands-on demonstrations and...
(RAFT), a nonprofit organization supplying materials and ideas to teachers.
Raft, as a person, may refer to:
- George RaftGeorge RaftGeorge Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s...
(1895-1980), an American film actor - Raft (band)Raft (band)Raft is a French pop band active in the 1980s, most notable for their 1987 hit single, "Yaka dansé ".-Biography:The band was a duet composed of Christian Fourgeron and Pierre Schott . They begin their musical career in 1985 with their single "Io " which passed unnoticed in France...
, a French band
Raft, as a location, may refer to:
- Great RaftGreat RaftThe Great Raft was a gigantic logjam or series of "rafts" that clogged the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers and was unique in North America.-Origin:It has been speculated that the trees in the jams were knocked down by an impact event...
, a gigantic logjam in the Red River, Mississippi, United States - Raft IslandRaft IslandRaft Island is a private island in the Pierce County community of Rosedale, Washington, USA. Gig Harbor, Washington is the nearest incorporated town, although unincorporated Artondale is much closer. There are 1,694 housing units and a population of 4,107 persons on the island as of the 2010 census...
, a private island in the Pierce County, Washington, United States - Raft RiverRaft RiverThe Raft River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part of the Columbia River Basin.-Course:...
, a river that flows from Utah to Idaho in the United States - The Raft, a fictional refugee flotilla in the Neal Stephenson novel Snow CrashSnow CrashSnow Crash is Neal Stephenson's third novel, published in 1992. Like many of Stephenson's other novels it covers history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy....
Raft may also refer to:
- Floating raft systemFloating raft systemFloating raft is type of land-based foundation that protects against settlement and the liquefaction of soft soil due to seismic activity. It was a necessary innovation in the development of tall buildings in the wet soil of Chicago in the 19th century, where it was developed by John Wellborn Root...
, a type of foundation - Lipid raftLipid raftThe plasma membrane of cells is made of a combination of glycosphingolipids and protein receptors organized in glycolipoprotein microdomains termed lipid rafts...
, a cholesterol-enriched microdomain in cell membranes - RaftingRaftingRafting or white water rafting is a challenging recreational outdoor activity using an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on white water or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this...
, recreational activity utilizing a raft - Remote Area Firefighting TeamRemote Area Firefighting TeamRemote Area Firefighting Team personnel are specialist members of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service who are particularly effective for work in rugged, isolated areas that firefighting tankers can’t access by road...
, firefighting specialists - Timber raftingTimber raftingTimber rafting is a log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river. It is arguably the second cheapest method of transportation of timber, next after log driving...
, a log transportation method