strake

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic) 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

Synonyms

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

Translations

virure

Planke

liston

corso

corso di fasciame

tekerlek çemberi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɹeɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: strake

Inherited from Old English: *straca

Cognate with Latin: straca

Cognate with Old English: 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”).