STRAKE

Strake

A strake is part of the shell of the hull of a boat or ship which, in conjunction with the other strakes, keeps the sea out and the vessel afloat. It is a strip of planking in a wooden vessel or of plating in a metal one, running longitudinally along the vessel's side, bottom or the turn of the bilge, usually from one end of the vessel to the other.

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strake

Noun

  1. An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
  2. A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
  3. A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
  4. a shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
  5. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
  6. A streak.

Verb

  1. To stretch to Old English: streccan.

Verb (etymology 2)

strake



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