strake /ˈstɹeɪk/noun 7verb 1forms 3 noun7 •A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).But only last night a telephone call roused Mr. Tulloch from his bed—a sheer-strake gone; how long for repairs? — 1960 •A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow. •Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes. •A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder. •A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell •(no longer used) An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.Iron strakes were the separate plates fitted to a cart wheel before the use of the iron ring or tyre. [Evans was glossing the term as encountered in a ledger entry of 1827.] — 1971 •(no longer used) A streak.And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut^([sic]) tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. — 1611 verb1 •(no longer used) To stretch. formsstraked · straking · strakes
