Definition of "strake" []

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

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• "Her garboard strake is three inches thick; her planking two and one-half inches thick; her deck - planking two inches thick and in all her planking there are no butts."
• "Fig. 9, A side view of rimmed hoop wh A strake, which is the short ifoi with which the common wheel is rung."
• "According to Wikipedia, there are three meanings of "strake": 1. a strip of planking between them on the turn of the bilge; 2. a device for controlling air flow over an aircraft; and 3. a tool for tamping down and leveling semi-fluid materials into a mould (such as poured concrete, for example)."