Associations to the word «Strake» - Word Associations Network

Noun

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

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

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