Associations to the word «Strake»

Wiktionary

STRAKE, noun. (obsolete) An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
STRAKE, noun. (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
STRAKE, noun. (nautical) (archaic) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
STRAKE, noun. (engineering) A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
STRAKE, noun. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
STRAKE, noun. (obsolete) A streak.
STRAKE, verb. (obsolete) To stretch.
STRAKE, verb. (obsolete) simple past tense of strike

Dictionary definition

STRAKE, noun. Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship.

Wise words

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