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strake

noun \ˈstrāk\

Definition of STRAKE

1
:  a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also :  the width of such a band
2
:  streak, stripe
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Origin of STRAKE

Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STRAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, take, wake

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10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. strake
  2. bilge strake
  3. binding strake
  4. clamp strake
  5. drop strake
  6. ground strake
  7. landing strake
  8. passing strake
  9. sheer strake
  10. shell strake
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