STRAKE


Meaning of STRAKE in English

I. ˈstrāk noun

( -s )

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

1.

a. : an iron band made up of separate pieces by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other ; also : one of the pieces making up such a band

b.

(1) : a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship — see ship illustration

(2) : the width of such a band

c. : one of the rings forming the shell of a steam boiler

d. : a run of clapboarding along the side of a house

2.

a. : a striped marking usually of a distinctive color from that with which it is associated : streak

b. : a narrow strip or stretch (as of land or mown grass)

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: streak

III.

Usage: chiefly dialect

variant of stroke

IV.

Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) strake (past), from Old English strāc (past)

obsolete

variant of struck

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