ла́та

rare #13536

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
lath, batten, sail batten
Он вста́вил ла́ту в па́рус.
He slid the batten into the sail.
Of a thin flat strip of wood or plastic; in sailing, the stiffener in a sail.
2.
(rare) patch
На ло́кте была́ се́рая ла́та.
There was a grey patch on the elbow.
Regional and dated; the usual word is заплата.
3.
(rare) yellow badgehistory
жёлтая ла́та на оде́жде
the yellow badge on one's clothing
Historical: the yellow Star of David badge Jews were forced to wear.

Examples

Евреи носили жёлтую лату во время войны.
Jews wore a yellow badge during the war.
Он прибил лату к старой лестнице.
He nailed a batten to the old ladder.
На куртке была видна аккуратная лата.
A neat patch was visible on the jacket.