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strake

 (strāk)
n. Nautical
A single continuous line of planking or metal plating extending on a vessel's hull from stem to stern.

[Middle English, probably from Old English *straca.]
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strake

(streɪk)
n
1. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a curved metal plate forming part of the metal rim on a wooden wheel
b. any metal plate let into a rubber tyre
2. (Nautical Terms) nautical Also called: streak one of a continuous range of planks or plates forming the side of a vessel
3. (General Engineering) a profiled piece of wood carried on an arm that rotates round a fixed post: used to sweep the internal shape of a mould, as for a bell or a ship's propeller blade, in sand or loam
[C14: related to Old English streccan to stretch]
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strake

(streɪk)

n.
a continuous course of hull planks or plates on a ship.
[1300–50; Middle English; appar. akin to stretch]
straked, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.strake - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden shipstrake - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
gun rest, gunnel, gunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
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