strake

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.
2. A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
3. Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
4. A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
5. A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
6. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
7. (obsolete) A streak.

Verb

To stretch.

Verb

simple past of strike

Konzepte

Planke

Synonyme

wale

plank

board

chute

ferrule

grouser

lug

rubbing-strake

streak

tray

trough

tyre

iron band

iron hoop

band iron

sluice box

wash box

trough washer

grip hook

furnace pot

bandage

wheel band

beam

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈstɹeɪk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: strake

Geerbt von Altenglisch: *straca

Verwandt mit Latein: straca

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: streċċan

In summary

From Middle English strake, from Old English *straca (> Anglo-Latin straca), from Proto-West Germanic *strakō, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”). Akin to Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”).