Meaning
raft
- A flat floating structure made of logs, planks, or inflatable material used as a boat or life raft
In a sentence
I naufraghi sono saliti sulla zattera di salvataggio.
The shipwreck survivors got onto the life raft.
Hanno costruito una zattera di legno per attraversare il fiume.
They built a wooden raft to cross the river.
La corrente ha trascinato via la zattera durante la notte.
The current carried the raft away during the night.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| zattera | feminine · singular |
| zattere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'zattere'.
- In safety equipment at sea, 'zattera di salvataggio' means 'life raft'.