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strake

strake

1 9.9
A long line of planks on a ship's side that strengthens the hull
  • noun
  • /streɪk/
  • Specialized
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  • The old wooden ship had beautifully crafted strakes that enhanced its classic appearance.

Examples

  • Only the two bottom strakes (hull planks) were fastened directly to the keel, which ran the length of the vessel.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Assuring the line and stability of the strakes were transversal frames at regular intervals.

    Academic text (1996)

  • One solution, Bea said, is to attach strakes.

    Academic text (2007)

  • There is time stored between the strakes and the shrouds, which are bellying in the south wind now.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The dramatic lighting highlights the heads of the rivets joining the strakes.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The straight-grained stem-post received the ends of the strakes and was topped by a decorated head.

    Academic text (1996)

  • An oceangoing ship of oak strakes might have been worth 720 silver shillings.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • He showed him how well-built the boat was, how tight the strakes were still after more than a century, and how the keel had not hogged.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The strake along the side of the ship helps strengthen the hull against rough seas.

  • Each strake must be tightly fitted to prevent water from leaking into the vessel.

Synonyms

wale
vsstrake
  • Archaic
9.9

A thick wooden board along the side of a ship that strengthens and protects it

is a continuous line of hull planks that may not strengthen the side

Compounds

lap-strake
  • Specialized
9.9

The outer part of a boat made from boards that overlap along their edges

garboard strake
  • Specialized
9.9

A row of planks next to the keel on the bottom of a wooden boat

Surface Forms

strake singular
strakes plural

Etymology

Strake comes from the idea of a long strip along a ship's side, similar to the everyday word stripe which means a long line. So a strake is a long plank or plate that forms a continuous line on the hull and helps make the boat strong.