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strake

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. strake (noun)
  2. bilge strake (noun)
  3. binding strake (noun)
  4. clamp strake (noun)
  5. drop strake (noun)
  6. ground strake (noun)
  7. landing strake (noun)
  8. passing strake (noun)
  9. sheer strake (noun)
  10. shell strake (noun)

strake

noun \ˈstrāk\

Definition of STRAKE

1
: a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also : the width of such a band
2
: streak, stripe

Origin of STRAKE

Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STRAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, take, wake

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