Strake word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "strake" word
\Strake\, n. [See {Streak}.] 1. A streak. [Obs.] --Spenser.``White strake.'' --Gen. xxx. 37. 2. 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. 3. (Shipbuilding) 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. Note: The planks or plates next the keel are called the garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper parts of the sides, the sheer strakes. 4. (Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
Synonyms for strake
wale
See also: board | garboard | garboard plank | garboard strake | gun rest | gunnel | gunwale | plank | vessel | watercraft |
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Let's analyse "strake" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: EKARTS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
strake: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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