Meaning
bulkhead, flood barrier
- an upright partition separating compartments in a ship or aircraft; bulkhead
- a barrier or floodgate used to protect against water ingress
In a sentence
La nave è rimasta a galla grazie alla chiusura della paratia stagna.
The ship stayed afloat thanks to the closing of the watertight bulkhead.
Prima della tempesta hanno alzato le paratie per fermare l'acqua.
Before the storm, they raised the flood barriers to stop the water.
I marinai hanno controllato ogni singola paratia della stiva.
The sailors checked every single bulkhead in the cargo hold.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| paratia | feminine · singular |
| paratie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'paratie'.
- Commonly encountered in nautical, engineering, and flood defense contexts.