strake

/ˈstɹeɪk/ · noun

Meaning

An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
A streak.
To stretch.
(sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
(personal, social) To have a sharp or severe effect.
To touch; to act by appulse.
To take down, especially in the following contexts.

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