strake
strake
noun \ˈstrāk\Definition of STRAKE
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: a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also : the width of such a band
Origin of STRAKE
Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
First Known Use: 14th century
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