STRAKE


Meaning of STRAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrāk ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch

Date: 14th century

1. : a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship ; also : the width of such a band

2. : streak , stripe

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.