Raft (disambiguation)
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Raft may refer to:
- Raft, a flat floating structure for travel over water
- RAFT (chemistry), reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
- Raft (computer science), a distributed consensus protocol
- The Raft (comics), a fictional prison facility in the Marvel Universe
- Raft, a Stephen Baxter science fiction novel
- "The Raft," a Stephen King horror short story
- Raft spider, a European spider of the family Pisauridae
Raft, as a person, may refer to:
- George Raft (1895–1980), an American film actor
- Raft (band), a French band
Raft, as a location, may refer to:
- Great Raft, a gigantic log jam in the Red River, Louisiana, United States – or a log jam in other rivers
- Raft Island, a private island in Pierce County, Washington, U.S.
- Raft River, a river that flows from Utah to Idaho in the U.S.
- The Raft, a fictional refugee flotilla in the Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash
Raft may also refer to:
- Floating raft system, a type of foundation
- Lipid raft, a cholesterol-enriched microdomain in cell membranes
- Rafting, recreational activity utilizing a raft
- Timber rafting, a log transportation method
- Remote Area Firefighting Team (RAFT), firefighting specialists
- Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT), a nonprofit organization supplying materials and ideas to teachers
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