Thesaurus: strake

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1. imp. of Strike.
2. n. A streak.
3. n. 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.
4. n. 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.
5. n. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
6. n. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
7. imp. of Strike. Spenser. 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.
8. imp. of Strike. Spenser.
9. n:100 n thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship