Meanings of fall rafter in English

At that moment there was the sound of a falling rafter in the adjoining room.

The cots were brought down and placed quickly among the fallen rafters, stone and tiling.

Unseen figures seemed to watch from among fallen rafters.

To venture into that blazing house, with its sinking roof and falling rafters, seemed certain death.

I will seize them in my strong arms, I will bear them harmless through the falling rafters and the blazing beams.

The stable burned to the ground, while the crowd cheered at every falling rafter, and the volunteer fire department sprayed it with a garden hose.

When he attempted to jump after her, a falling rafter struck him to the earth, and left an honorable scar in attestation of his heroism.