About The Word Strake
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Strake
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What's The Definition Of Strake?
[n] thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Synonyms | Synonyms for Strake: wale Related Terms | Find terms related to Strake: See Also | board | garboard | garboard plank | garboard strake | gun rest | gunnel | gunwale | plank | vessel | watercraft Strake In Webster's Dictionary \Strake\, obs.
imp. of {Strike}. --Spenser.
\Strake\, n. [See {Streak}.] 1. A streak. [Obs.] --Spenser.``White strake.'' --Gen. xxx. 37. 2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces. 3. (Shipbuilding) One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak. Note: The planks or plates next the keel are called the garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper parts of the sides, the sheer strakes. 4. (Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder. |
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