imp. of strike.
2. strake ·noun a streak.
3. strake ·noun a trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
4. strake ·noun an iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces.
5. strake ·noun one breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak.