, 1866, The separate pieces of iron, forming together the fitting of the wheel, are called strakes, and the great nails by which they are fastened to the woodwork, and which had thick projecting heads, are called strake-nails and occasionally, it seems, cart-nails, great nails, or frets. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 544.
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Strake — Strake, n. [See {Streak}.] 1. A streak. [Obs.] Spenser. White strake. Gen. xxx. 37. [1913 Webster] 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strake — Strake, obs. imp. of {Strike}. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strake — [strāk] n. [ME, akin to strecchen, to STRETCH] a single line of planking or metal plating extending along the hull of a ship or boat from stem to stern … English World dictionary
Strake — A strake is:#part of a boat or ship. It is a horizontal strip of wooden planking or steel plating on the exterior hull of a vessel, running longitudinally along the vessel from the stem to the stern. #a device for controlling air flow over an… … Wikipedia
Strake — Strakes (auch Leading Edge EXtension, LEX) sind aerodynamische Baugruppen an modernen (im allgemeinen militärischen) Flugzeugen, die die Strömung über den Tragflächen bei hohen Anstellwinkeln beeinflussen. Ziel ist es, aerodynamische Effekte zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
strake — See bilge strake garboard strake sheer strake … Dictionary of automotive terms
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory — Infobox Secondary school name = Strake Jesuit College Preparatory motto = Men for Others , Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam , Sic Deus Vult established = June 21, 1960 type = Jesuit Private school affiliations = Catholic, Jesuit president = Fr. Daniel K.… … Wikipedia
strake — noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch more at stretch Date: 14th century 1. a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also the width of such a band 2. streak, stripe … New Collegiate Dictionary
strake — straked, adj. /strayk/, n. Naut. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc. [1300 50; ME; appar. akin to STRETCH] * * * … Universalium
strake — continuous band of plates on side of a ship Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
