garboard strake
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːrbərd streɪk/
- Specialized
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estribo de garboard
- Each garboard strake must be carefully fitted to the keel.
Examples
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Before any other planks can be attached, the garboard strake must be installed with precision.
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Damage to the garboard strake can compromise the structural integrity of the entire hull.
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The carpenter carefully fitted the garboard strake to ensure a watertight seal along the keel.
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The garboard strake is crucial for the ship's stability.
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To construct the wooden boat, the builder ensured that the first line of planking, known as the garboard strake, was tightly fitted next to the keel.
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In boat construction, the garboard strake is crucial as it forms the initial layer that directly connects to the keel for stability.
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Before applying paint, the carpenter meticulously checked the alignment of the garboard strake to ensure a smooth finish along the hull.
Synonyms
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A long line of planks on a ship's side that strengthens the hull
A plank at the bottom of a wooden ship next to the keel
A piece of wood placed next to the keel on each side of a wooden ship's hull
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are technical terms but the compound is directly compositional: a 'garboard strake' is simply the strake that is the garboard, i.e. the first plank next to the keel. Given knowledge of 'garboard' (initial plank) and 'strake' (long plank forming the hull), a B1 learner could infer the MWE's meaning because noun+noun compounds of this type follow regular English formation patterns.
Etymology
Garboard strake comes from shipbuilding: garboard is the plank that sits right next to the keel, the main bottom beam of the ship, and strake means a line of planks along the hull. So it simply names the 'first line of planking' placed beside the keel.